Effect Of Patient Awareness About Possibility Of Occurrence Of Pain During Propofol Injection On The Rate Of Incidence And Severity Of Pain During Injection .

Propofol is the most common intravenous (IV) anesthetic agent, used for anesthesia induction and maintenance during surgeries due to its rapid onset and short duration. However, the incidence of propofol injection pain occurs in about 20% to 90% of patients that can decrease patient satisfaction and safety . Awareness of patient about propofol injection pain can affect patient anxiety and stress that will be reflected on incidence and severity of occurance of propofol injection pain. In our study the effect of patient awareness on propofol injection pain will be evaluated after adequate using of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy that have been demonstrated to be effective in attenuating injection pain.

Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients aged 20 to 40 years of The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II , who will be undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * patient with mental illness, poor understanding or difficulty in communication or pain assessment . * any organ dysfunction, neurological disease, diabetes mellitus . * patient with high education level (patient with education level after high secondary school) . * patient with Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 18 or \> 30 * allergy to the study drugs . * history of chronic pain or those taking regular analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs pre-operatively . history of drug abuse and other contraindication for lidocaine such as severe bradycardia, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, and other tachyarrhythmias .