Preapplication of lidocaine to split-thickness skin graft donor site to decrease pain during the removal of dressing [3]

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-347

  Orbay, Hakan ^a   Ünlü, Ramazan Erkin ^a   Kerem, Metin ^a   Şensöz, Ömer ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ANALGESIA; DONOR SITE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33646079654     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000200280.06438.61     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

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