Is mixing in lidocaine effective for preventing burning with propofol?

In this episode, we discuss the mechanisms of burning with propofol infusion and explore the evidence behind strategies like mixing lidocaine with propofol.

Our guest today is Dr. Stuart Forman, Professor of Anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an investigator on several NIH-sponsored basic research grants and co-director of the Harvard Anesthesia Research Training Fellowship.

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Music by Stephen Campbell, MD.

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