Effectiveness and acceptability of lidocaine spray in reducing perineal pain during spontaneous vaginal delivery: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7559, 2006, Pages 117-119

  Sanders, Julia ^a,b   Peters, Tim J ^a   Campbell, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPAREUNIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; LABOR COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN; PREGNANCY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746233341     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38878.833241.7C     Document Type: Article

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