International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Ashok Kulasekhar
Department of Anaesthesiology, Chettinad Hospital, and Research Institute Kelambakkam,Tamilnadu, IndiaPublications
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Case Series
Comparison between Effect of Intravenous Lignocaine and Ketamine in Alleviating Propofol Injection Pain in Patients Undergoing Surgeries under General Anaesthesia
Author(s): Saravanakumar Rajan*, Sivagurunathan Jawahar and Ashok Kulasekhar
Background: Propofol is the most commonly used intravenous inducing agent. Sharp, burning, or aching pain on injection is a major problem. The cardiovascular response to the pain can aggravate adverse events in patients with a history of coronary artery disease Small boluses of ketamine, magnesium, dexmedetomidine, ondansetron, dexamethasone, lignocaine hydrochloride, ketorolac, metoclopramide, and opioids have been tried. Objectives: To compare analgesic effects of using intravenous ketamine and lignocaine in alleviating pain following propofol injection. Methods: A prospective randomized double-blinded study was conducted in Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam among 50 participants undergoing surgeries under general anaesthesia . Tourniquet was applied midarm, Group L was given 21.3 mg of 2% lignocaine and Group K.. Read More»
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