Avoiding propofol injection pain in children: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 390-394

  Rochette, A ^a   Hocquet, A F ^a   Dadure, C ^a   Boufroukh, D ^a   Raux, O ^a   Lubrano, J F ^a   Bringuier, S ^a,b   Capdevila, X ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetic techniques, i.v. bolus; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Pain, injection; Solubility, lipid

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; DRUG VEHICLE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; EMULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; CHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VEHICLES;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLVENTS; VEHICLES;

EID: 50949087040     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen169     Document Type: Article

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