A randomized, double-blind comparison study of EMLA® and ELA-Max® for topical anesthesia in children undergoing intravenous insertion

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 977-982

  Koh, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Harrison, Dale ^a   Myers, Robert ^a   Dembinski, Robert ^a   Turner, Helen ^a   McGraw, Terrence ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; ELA Max ; EMLA ; Intravenous insertion; Pain; Topical anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ELA MAX; EMLA; LIDOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144252714     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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