Management of pain associated with debridement of leg ulcers: A randomized, multicentre, pilot study comparing nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture inhalation and lidocaïne-prilocaïne cream

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-144

  Claeys, A ^a   Gaudy Marqueste, C ^b   Pauly, V ^b   Pelletier, F ^c   Truchetet, F ^d   Boye, T ^e   Aubin, F ^c   Schmutz, J L ^a   Grob, J J ^b   Richard, M A ^b  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^d Beauregard Hospital   (France)

^e Military Hospital Legouest   (France)

Author keywords

debridement; leg ulcers; lidoca ne priloca ne cream; nitrous oxide oxygen mixture; pain

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREAM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; OINTMENTS; OXYGEN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PILOT PROJECTS; PRILOCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650994898     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03720.x     Document Type: Article

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