Topical amethocaine gel for pain relief of heel prick blood sampling: A randomised double blind controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2001, Pages

  Jain, A ^a   Rutter, N ^a   Ratnayaka, M ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amethocaine gel; Anaesthetic; Heel prick; Pain

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TETRACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0035167382     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.84.1.f56     Document Type: Article

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