Expanding the use of topical anesthesia in wound management: sequential layered application of topical lidocaine with epinephrine

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-384

  Gaufberg, Slava V ^a   Walta, Michael J ^b   Workman, Tom P ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTERVIEW; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248233470     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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