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Prevention of pain on injection of propofol: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d1110 (Published 15 March 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d1110

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A small correction

Thank you for your comprehensive review, and for citing our
randomised controlled trial in Table 3 (your reference 267). However, I
note that you list our study under the category of Pretreatment, as
'Stimulant pretreatment'. Our study used ephedrine admixed with propofol,
not as pretreatment (1).

My compliments on an excellent and exhaustive paper!

James Austin

(1) Austin JD, Parke TJ. Admixture of ephedrine to offset side
effects of propofol: a randomized, controlled trial. J Clin
Anesth2009;21:44-9.

Competing interests: No competing interests

21 March 2011
James D. Austin
Anaesthetist
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital