Needle-free delivery of lidocaine for reducing the pain associated with the fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules: Time-saving and efficacious procedure

Thyroid

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-321

  Gursoy, Alptekin ^a   Ertugrul, Derun Taner ^a   Sahin, Mustafa ^a   Tutuncu, Neslihan Bascil ^a   Demirer, Asli Nar ^a   Demirag, Nilgun Guvener ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETOKAIN; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID WEIGHT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 34248646791     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.0326     Document Type: Article

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