‘Depth of Anesthesia’: Mixing In Lidocaine Effective for Preventing Burning With Propofol?

In this episode of “Depth of Anesthesia,” David Hao, MD, is joined by Stu Forman, MD, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston; an investigator on several National Institutes of Health–sponsored basic research grants; and a co-director of the Harvard Anesthesia Research Training Fellowship. They discuss the mechanisms of burning with propofol infusion and explore the evidence behind strategies such as mixing lidocaine with propofol.