Cooled lignocaine gel: Does it reduce urethral discomfort during instillation?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 375-377

  Goel, Rajiv ^a   Aron, Monish ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Gel; Lignocaine; Topical; Urethra

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INSTILLATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; UROLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COLD; CYSTOSCOPY; GELS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA;

EID: 3042806949     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:UROL.0000022910.28815.30     Document Type: Article

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