The Use of Topical Anesthesia During Intravenous Catheter Insertion in Adults: A Comparison of Pain Scores Using LMX-4 Versus Placebo

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-304

  Cortes Valdovinos, Nadya ^a   Reddin, Christopher ^a   Bernard, Cynthia ^a   Shafer, Brooke ^a   Tanabe, Paula ^a  

^a Google Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Pain scores; Topical anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS;

EID: 67649663993     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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