Open AccessEfficacy of tramadol and butorphanol pretreatment in reducing pain on propofol injection: A placebo-controlled randomized study
Author(s) -
Aryaman Singh,
Geeta Sharma,
Rajesh Gupta,
Anita Kumari,
Deepika Tikko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.175703
Subject(s) - butorphanol , medicine , tramadol , propofol , placebo , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , surgery , analgesic , alternative medicine , pathology
Pain of propofol injection has been recalled by many patients as the most painful part of the induction of anesthesia. Tramadol and butorphanol are commonly used analgesics for perioperative analgesia in anesthesia practice. However, their potential to relieve propofol injection pain still needs to be explored.