Prilocaine-phenylephrine topical anesthesia for repair of mucous membrane lacerations

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 324-328

  Smith, Gary A ^a,c   Strausbaugh, Steven D ^a   Harbeck Weber, Cynthia ^a   Cohen, Daniel M ^a   Shields, Brenda J ^a   Powers, Jean D ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laceration; Lidocaine; Pain control; Phenylephrine; Prilocaine; Prilophen; Topical anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; PRILOCAINE PLUS PHENYLEPHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MUCOSA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031768598     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199810000-00002     Document Type: Article

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