Effective reduction of anxiety and pain during venous cannulation in children: A comparison of analgesic efficacy conferred by nitrous oxide, EMLA and combination

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-216

  Hee, Hwan Ing ^a   Goy, Raymond W L ^a   Ng, Agnes Suah Bwee ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CHEOPS, day surgery; EMLA; Nitrous oxide; Venous cannulation; Visual analogue score

Indexed keywords

EMLA; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANXIETY; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 0037244660     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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