Reducing postnatal pain from perineal tears by using lignocaine gel: A double-blind randomized trial

Birth

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-27

  Corkill, Anna ^a,b   Lavender, Tina ^a   Walkinshaw, Stephen A ^a   Alfirevic, Zarko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERINEUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035286317     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.2001.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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