A Randomized, Crossover Comparison of Injected Buffered Lidocaine, Lidocaine Cream, and No Analgesia for Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-220

  McNaughton, Candace ^a   Zhou, Chuan ^b   Robert, Linda ^c   Storrow, Alan ^a   Kennedy, Robert ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LMX4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANXIETY; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650474056     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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