The effect of a new topical local anaesthetic delivery system on forearm skin blood flow reactivity

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-183

  Wiles, M D ^a   Dobson, S A ^a   Moppett, I K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; RAPYDAN; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PRILOCAINE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TETRACAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449104594     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06192.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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