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Yokohama City University
Patient Counting During Anesthetic Injection Distracts, Limits Pain
October 8th, 2007
Patients who counted aloud during the injection of an intravenous anesthetic experienced and recalled less pain, according to new research by anesthesiologists in Japan. Propofol is a common, effective intravenous anesthetic with a high incidence of pain at injection. The study included 46 patients receiving the less painful MCT/LCT propofol formulation (propofol with medium- and large-chain triglycerides) during the anesthetic injection. The data showed that 19 of 46 patients (41 percent) complained of pain, and 10 of 19 (52 percent) recalled having pain at the injection site after surgery. Of the patients encouraged to count during the procedure,...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2007-10-08)
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