Cochrane · systematic review · CD007874

Lidocaine for reducing propofol‐induced pain on induction of anaesthesia in adults

Euasobhon, P, Dej‐arkom, S, Siriussawakul, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 4 · 80%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Lidocaine for propofol‐induced pain on induction of anaesthesia in adults

Population: Adult participants receiving propofol for induction of anaesthesia
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
High‐intensity pain with lidocaine admixture Pain scales
OR 0.19 [0.15, 0.25]31 studies · 4927 participantsHigh
High‐intensity pain with lidocaine pretreatment Pain scales
OR 0.13 [0.1, 0.18]41 studies · 3918 participantsHigh
Incidence of pain with lidocaine admixture Pain scales
OR 0.19 [0.15, 0.24]36 studies · 5628 participantsHigh
Incidence of pain with lidocaine pretreatment Pain scales
OR 0.14 [0.11, 0.18]50 studies · 4722 participantsHigh
Adverse effects Events
no estimate extracted32 studies · 4007 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency