Topical anesthetic agents in dermatologic surgery: A review

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 673-683

  Lener, Elizabeth V ^a   Bucalo, Brian D ^a   Kist, David A ^a   Moy, Ronald L ^a,b  

^a NONE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; CINCHOCAINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMLA; INORGANIC SALT; LAUROCAPRAM; LIDOCAINE; LIPOSOME; MEPIVACAINE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PRILOCAINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TETRACAINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG PENETRATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030742095     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00388.x     Document Type: Article

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