A comparison of amethocaine and liposomal lidocaine cream as a pain reliever before venipuncture in children: A randomized control trial

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-108

  Poonai, Naveen ^a   Alawi, Khalid ^a   Rieder, Michael ^a,b   Lynch, Tim ^a   Lim, Rodrick ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

amethocaine; lidocaine; topical anesthesia; venipuncture

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; POLYETHERURETHAN; TETRACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACES PAIN SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ACUTE PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LIPOSOMES; MALE; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; TETRACAINE;

EID: 84857165191     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182442c3b     Document Type: Article

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