THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED Prevention of propofol-induced injection pain by remifentanil: a placebo-controlled comparison with lidocaine*

Autor: S. N. Piper, Wolfgang H. Maleck, K. D. Roehm, Joachim Boldt
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Anaesthesia. 58:165-170
ISSN: 0003-2409
Popis: Summary In a randomised, double-blind study we compared the efficacy of continuous remifentanil infusion (0.25 µg.kg−1.min−1) with 40 mg lidocaine and placebo in the prevention of injection pain due to intravenous propofol administration (1.5–2 mg.kg−1) in 155 patients scheduled for elective surgery. Pain severity was evaluated using a four-point scale. The incidence of injection pain was 62% in the placebo group and could be reduced significantly by using remifentanil (30%; p
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