Self-warming lidocaine/tetracaine patch effectively and safely induces local anesthesia during minor dermatologic procedures

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Berman, Brian ^a   Flores, Javier ^b   Pariser, David ^c   Pariser, Robert ^c   De Araujo, Tami ^a   Ramirez, Claudia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b International Dermatology Research   (United States)

^c Virginia Clinical Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; TETRACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN SURGERY; AGED; HEAT; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TETRACAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15044340761     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200502000-00003     Document Type: Article

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