Effectiveness of 50% nitrous oxide/50% oxygen during laceration repair in children

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-117

  Burton, John H ^a   Auble, Thomas E ^b   Fuchs, Susan M ^c  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anxiety; Emergency department; Laceration wound; Nitrous oxide; Pediatric sedation

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACERATION; PAIN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031905414     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02594.x     Document Type: Article

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