- Injection technique:
- Large vein
- Slow speed of injection
- Local Anaesthetic:
- Lignocaine premedication (10-20mg given 10s before injection)
- Lignocaine mixed with propofol (10-20mg mixed with 190mg propofol)
- No clear evidence either method superior
- Temperature:
- Propofol cooled to 4 degrees
- Premedication with opioids
- GTN patch at site of injection
Detailed discussion is given in an article by tan et al.