Efficacy and safety of flurbiprofen axetil in the prevention of pain on propofol injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Pain on injection is an acknowledged adverse effect (AE) of propofol administration for the induction of general anesthesia. Flurbiprofen axetil has been reported to reduce the pain of injection. However, results of published papers on the efficacy of flurbiprofen axetil in managing pain on injection of propofol are inconsistent.