Alcohol spray vs. intradermal lidocaine before intravenous cannulation

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 604-606

  Ayoub, C M ^a   Azar, M S ^a   Nasr, V G ^a   El Khatib, M F ^a   Simaan, J ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROETHANE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EMLA; LIDOCAINE;

CANNULATION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44449095078     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021508003712     Document Type: Letter

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