Nitrous oxide/oxygen mixture and the prevention of pain during injection of propofol

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-161

  Harmon, Dominic ^a,b   Rozario, C ^a   Lowe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous, propofol; Anaesthetics, local, lidocaine; Inorganic chemicals, nitrous oxide; Nervous system physiology, sensation, pain; Peripheral nervous system agents, sensory system agents

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PAIN; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037319485     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000292     Document Type: Article

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