Lignocaine is a better analgesic than either ethyl chloride or nitrous oxide for peripheral intravenous cannulation

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 427-432

  Robinson, P Aaron ^a   Carr, Sarah ^a   Pearson, Scott ^a   Frampton, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Ethyl chloride; Intravenous cannulation; Lignocaine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROETHANE; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHYL CHLORIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 35148863902     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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