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. 2016 Feb 18;2016(2):CD007874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007874.pub2

Le Guen 2014.

Methods Multicenter, double‐blind, randomized controlled trial
Participants ASA I‐III, elective surgery
Exclusion criteria: undergo cardiac surgery or cranial neurosurgery, used psychotropic drugs, had supraspinal neurologic disorders, or used a pacemaker
Recruitment: 227 participants were randomly assigned (217 participants were analysed)
Setting: France
Interventions Admixture
Participants were randomly allocated to one of six groups
45 ml of three different propofol 1% formulations, Diprivan®, Propoven®, or Lipuro®, were compared during induction of anaesthesia premixed with either 5 ml of placebo (saline solution) or 1% lidocaine (50 mg)
Diprivan® with saline (n = 39)
Diprivan® with lidocaine (n = 40)
Propoven® with saline (n = 34)
Propoven® with lidocaine (n = 36)
Lipuro® with saline (n = 36)
Lipuro® with lidocaine (n = 32)
Outcomes Pain intensity assessed on 7‐point scale by the sum of these three clinical parameters (range, 0–6).
facial expression (0: none, 1: frowning, or 2: grimacing)
verbal response (0: none, 1: groan, or 2: clear verbal pain expression)
attempt to withdraw the infused arm (0: none, 1: moderate, or 2: strong)
Other outcomes: adverse effects
Notes Pain intensity was presented in mean and SD
No data of incidence of pain