Pharmacologic Approaches for Reducing Venous Access Pain in Children

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Zempsky, William T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Lidocaine; Local anesthetics; Medical device; Pain; Pediatrics; Peripheral cannulation; Transdermal administrations; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; DIFFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; GAS DIFFUSION; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRATUM CORNEUM; VASCULAR ACCESS; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 56149088037     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1055g     Document Type: Review

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