Open AccessA comparison of granisetron and nitroglycerine for attenuating rocuronium pain: A double-blinded randomized, placebo controlled trial
Author(s) -
Rohit Goyal,
Parul Jindal,
Gurjeet Khurana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.125948
Subject(s) - medicine , rocuronium , anesthesia , granisetron , placebo , saline , randomized controlled trial , cannula , mann–whitney u test , surgery , nausea , alternative medicine , pathology , propofol , antiemetic
The incidence of pain reported in literature after IV administration of rocuronium is 50-80%. The aim of our study was to determine whether pre-treatment with intravenous granisetron and nitroglycerine would reduce rocuronium-induced pain.