Lidocaine/tetracaine patch (Rapydan) for topical anaesthesia before arterial access: A double-blind, randomized trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 790-796

  Ruetzler, K ^a   Sima, B ^a   Mayer, L ^a   Golescu, A ^a   Dunkler, D ^a   Jaeger, W ^b   Hoeferl, M ^b   You, J ^c   Sessler, D I ^c,d   Grubhofer, G ^a   Hutschala, D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaesthetics local; arteries, cannulation; drug delivery, transdermal; pain, cannulation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE PLUS TETRACAINE; TETRACAINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ACCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84867556234     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes254     Document Type: Article

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