Effect Of Patient Awareness About Possibility Of Occurrence Of Pain During Propofol Injection On The Rate Of Incidence And Severity Of Pain During Injection .

Propofol is the most common intravenous (IV) anesthetic agent, used for anesthesia induction and maintenance during surgeries due to its rapid onset and short duration. However, the incidence of propofol injection pain occurs in about 20% to 90% of patients that can decrease patient satisfaction and safety . Awareness of patient about propofol injection pain can affect patient anxiety and stress that will be reflected on incidence and severity of occurance of propofol injection pain. In our study the effect of patient awareness on propofol injection pain will be evaluated after adequate using of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy that have been demonstrated to be effective in attenuating injection pain.