TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.27, no.1, pp.18-22, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: Smokers had higher risk than nonsmokers for pain. The incidence of pain on injection of propofol has been reported to be 70%. We explored the relationship between smoking habits and propofol injection pain, whether nicotine replacement has an influence on intensity or incidence of pain associated with propofol in smokers.