Comparison of topical anesthetics and vasoconstrictors vs lubricants prior to nasogastric intubation: A randomized, controlled trial

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-190

  Singer, Adam J ^a,b   Konia, Nadine ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzocaine; Lidocaine; Nasogastric intubation; Phenylephrine; Tetracaine; Topical anesthetics; Topical vasoconstrictors

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOCAINE; CETACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; NOSE SPRAY; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URO JET; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUBRICATION; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH INTUBATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0033052997     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00153.x     Document Type: Article

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