Randomized trial of lidocaine ointment versus placebo for the treatment of postpartum perineal pain

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1239-1243

  Minassian, Vatche A ^a,b,c,d   Jazayeri, Allahyar ^a,b,c   Prien, Sam D ^a,b,c   Timmons, Rebecca L ^a,b,c   Stumbo, Keeli ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Bellin Health   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OINTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TABLET; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LIDOCAINE; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036897748     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02339-6     Document Type: Article

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