A systematic review of vapocoolants for reducing pain from venipuncture and venous cannulation in children and adults

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 736-749

  Hogan, Mary Ellen ^a   Smart, Sarah ^a   Shah, Vibhuti ^a   Taddio, Anna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

analgesia; intravenous cannulation; meta analysis; pain; pediatrics; procedural pain; systematic review; vapocoolant; venipuncture

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAPOCOOLANT; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPELLANT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; CANNULATION; CHILD; COLD SENSATION; DRUG SAFETY; FACES PAIN SCALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETERIZATION; COLD; PAIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; PAIN; PHLEBOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84916607737     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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