Does topical amethocaine gel reduce the pain of venepuncture in newborn infants? A randomised double blind controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Jain, A ^a   Rutter, N ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amethocaine; Anaesthetic; Pain; Venepuncture

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TETRACAINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VEIN PUNCTURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033777966     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.83.3.f207     Document Type: Article

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