EMLA for painful procedures in infants

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-47

  Weise, Karen L ^b   Nahata, Milap C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; EMLA; GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; PRILOCAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYANOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; PAIN; PALLOR; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LIDOCAINE; NEONATAL NURSING; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRILOCAINE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12444318951     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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