Management of pain from heel lance with lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream: Is it safe and efficacious in preterm infants?

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 216-221

  Stevens, Bonnie ^a,b,e,f   Johnston, Celeste ^c,g   Taddio, Anna ^a,b   Jack, Anne ^a   Narciso, Janet ^a   Stremler, Robyn ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Aranda, Jacob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Faculty of Nursing   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^g HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMLA; Infants; Pain; Preterm; Procedure

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEEL; HUMAN; INJURY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NEWBORN; PAIN; PREMATURITY; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PAIN; PRILOCAINE; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0033175606     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199908000-00003     Document Type: Article

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