Does a mixture of lignocaine and propofol help with managing the pain from injections?

Date First Published:

June 5, 2002

Last Updated:

May 4, 2012

Report by:

Rashpal Ghataoura, Medical Student (Peninsula Medical School)

Three-Part Question:

[In paediatric patients who are induced with propofol] does the [addition of lignocaine to propofol] help [reduce the incidence of pain on injection?]