Comparison of EMLA and lidocaine iontophoresis for cannulation analgesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-213

  Moppett, Iain K ^a   Szypula, K ^b   Yeoman, P M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia conduction, anaesthesia, local; Catheterization, peripheral; Drug administration routes, iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CANNULATION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; IONTOPHORESIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARESTHESIA; PLACEBOS; PRILOCAINE; PRURITUS;

EID: 1542348540     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504003084     Document Type: Article

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