The impact of topical lidocaine on pain level assessment during and after vacuum-assisted closure dressing changes: A double-blind, prospective, randomized study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 854-861

  Lohman, Robert F ^a   Franczyk, Mieczyslawa ^b   Agarwal, Jayant P ^b   Rupani, Gita ^b   Drum, Melinda ^b   Gottlieb, Lawrence J ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70349295998     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b038b4     Document Type: Article

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