A randomized controlled trial of buffered lidocaine for local anesthetic infiltration in children and adults with simple lacerations

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Fatovich, Daniel M ^a   Jacobs, Ian G ^b  

^a Swan District Hospital   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buffered lidocaine; Laceration repair; Local anesthesia; Pain; Wound infiltration

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUFFER; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUFFERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033105233     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00157-7     Document Type: Article

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