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. 2011 Jan;5(1):50-4.
doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.76511.

Comparative study of attenuation of the pain caused by propofol intravenous injection, by granisetron, magnesium sulfate and nitroglycerine

Dhananjay Kumar Singh  1 , Parul Jindal, Gaurav Singh
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Comparative study of attenuation of the pain caused by propofol intravenous injection, by granisetron, magnesium sulfate and nitroglycerine

Dhananjay Kumar Singh et al. Saudi J Anaesth. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Propofol has the disadvantage of causing pain or discomfort on injection. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of pretreatment with various drugs to alleviate the propofol injection pain.

Methods: One hundred American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I and II adults, scheduled for various elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia (GA), were included in the study. They were randomly divided into four groups having 25 patients in each group. Group A received pretreatment with intravenous (i.v.) magnesium sulfate, group B received i.v. granisetron, group C received i.v. nitroglycerine and group D was the control group. One-fourth of the total calculated induction dose of propofol was administered over a period of 5 seconds. The patients were asked about the pain on injection. The intensity of pain was assessed using verbal response. A score of 0-3 which corresponds to no, mild, moderate and severe pain was recorded.

Results: All the three drugs reduced the incidence and intensity of pain on propofol injection but the order of efficacy in attenuation of pain on the propofol injection was granisetron > nitroglycerine > magnesium sulfate > control.

Conclusion: Granisetron was the most effective followed by nitroglycerine and magnesium sulfate in attenuating pain on propofol intravenous injection.

Keywords: Granisetron; magnesium sulphate; nitroglycerine; pain on injection; propofol.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Pain score of patients at 5 seconds
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Pain score of patients at 10 seconds
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Pain score of patients at 15 seconds
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Pain score of patients at 20 seconds
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