Do we necessarily need local anaesthetics for venous cannulation? A comparison of different cannula sizes

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-216

  Röhm, Kerstin D ^a   Schollhorn T A H ^a   Gwosdek, M J ^a   Piper, S N ^a   Maleck, W H ^b   Boldt, J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b Spital Grenchen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, Local, mepivacaine; Veins, Venepuncture, cannulation

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STUDENT T TEST; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1542288280     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504003096     Document Type: Article

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