Vapocoolant spray vs lidocaine/prilocaine cream for reducing the pain of venipuncture in hemodialysis patients: A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 623-627

  Çelik, Gülperi ^a   Özbek, Orhan ^a   Yilmaz, Mümtaz ^b   Duman, Ipek ^c   Özbek, Seda ^a   Apiliogullari, Seza ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kutahya Evliya Celebi State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Hemodialysis; Vapocoolant spray; Venepuncture pain; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

CHLOROETHANE; EMLA; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80054744817     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.623     Document Type: Article

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