Does local anaesthetic affect the success rate of intravenous cannulation?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-259

  Holdgate, A ^a   Wong, G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Veins: cannulation, anaesthetic, lignocaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033057223     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9902700305     Document Type: Article

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