The effect of warming local anaesthetics on pain of infiltration

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 791-793

  Sultan, J ^a   Curran, Andrew J ^a  

^a LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARM INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LACERATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHORT SURVEY; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WARMING; WOUND CLOSURE; HEAT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEAT; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 35848970773     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.053819     Document Type: Short Survey

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