Needle-free jet injection of lidocaine for local anesthesia during lumbar puncture a randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 687-690

  Ferayorni, Angelique ^a,b   Yniguez, Robert ^a   Bryson, Matt ^a   Bulloch, Blake ^a,b  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffered lidocaine; Local anesthesia; Lumbar puncture; Needle free jet injection; Pain

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JET INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, JET; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NEEDLES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 84864532658     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31825d210b     Document Type: Article

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