Topical anesthesia for pediatric lacerations: A randomized trial of lidocaine-epinephrine-tetracaine solution versus gel

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 693-697

  Resch, K ^a   Schilling, C ^a   Borchert, B D ^a   Klatzko, M ^a   Uden, D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; GEL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUTURING METHOD; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031741053     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70069-1     Document Type: Article

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