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Table 1 Descriptions of Potential Adverse Effects

From: Is propofol injection pain really important to patients?

Effects

Descriptions

Anxiety

You feel nervous or worried preoperatively.

Intravenous puncture pain

You feel pain in the upper limb caused by intravenous puncture.

Propofol injection pain

You feel pain in the upper limb caused by the injection of some anesthetics.

Gag on endotracheal tube

You feel difficult to breathe and it is impossible to speak as a breathing tube is in your windpipe when you are awaking.

Shivering

You feel cold and your whole body shakes uncontrollably after surgery.

Sore throat

Your throat is sore and your voice is hoarse after surgery.

Nausea

You want to throw up, but cannot after surgery.

Vomiting

You feel waves of nausea and are throwing up after surgery.

Incisional pain

You feel pain in surgical incision and movement makes it worse.

Normal

You experience no above effects.