Amethocaine versus EMLA for successful intravenous cannulation in a children's emergency department: A randomised controlled study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-491

  Newbury, C ^a   Herd, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; TETRACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649819819     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.065110     Document Type: Article

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