Lidocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLA Cream®) as a topical anaesthetic for the cleansing of leg ulcers. The effect of length of application time

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-247

  Holst, Rolf G ^a   Kristofferson, Ann ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Application time; Debridement; EMLA ; Leg ulcer; Pain; Topical anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; EMLA; MORPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN DEFECT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031870583     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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