Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of warming local anesthetics on injection pain

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-98.e1

  Hogan, Mary Ellen ^a,b   Vandervaart, Sondra ^a,b   Perampaladas, Kumar ^a   MacHado, Márcio ^a   Einarson, Thomas R ^a,b   Taddio, Anna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN PLUS LIDOCAINE; ADRENALIN PLUS PROCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; BUPIVACAINE PLUS SODIUM BICARBONATE; LIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE PLUS SODIUM BICARBONATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WARMING;

EID: 79959374362     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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