Open AccessAmelioration of Pain on Injection of Propofol: A Comparison of Pretreatment with Granisetron Vs Lignocaine
Author(s) -
Parvin Banu,
Arunava Biswas,
Syed Mohammed Naser,
Subrata Ghosh,
Kaushik Ghosh,
Sangita Mandal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/29503.10489
Subject(s) - granisetron , propofol , medicine , anesthesia , placebo , saline , double blinded , surgery , nausea , antiemetic , alternative medicine , pathology
Pain during propofol injection is a very commonly and frequently encountered event during induction of anaesthesia. A 5HT3 antagonists like granisetron are commonly used just prior to intravenous propofol as pre anaesthetic medication to prevent emesis in patients.