Research Article

Painful Recall in Elective Electrical Cardioversion with Propofol and the Need for Additional Analgesia

Table 1

Patient Characteristics of the study subjects and doses of propofol and analgesic agents.

Age (years), median (range)68 (30–93)
Weight (kg), mean (±SD)86.5 ± 17.7
Length (cm), mean (±SD)177.9 ± 9.9
Lean body mass (kg), mean (±SD)61.6 ± 12.4
Gender (male/female) %148/78 (65.5/34.5)
Total dose of propofol (mg), mean (±SD)90.8 ± 37.6
Dose of propofol/weight (mg/kg), mean (±SD)1.1 ± 0.3
Dose of propofol/lean body weight (mg/kg), mean (±SD)1.5 ± 0.7
Number of patients given lidocaine (n, %)62 (27.4)