Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Griffith, Rebecca J ^a   Jordan, Vanessa ^b   Herd, David ^c   Reed, Peter W ^a   Dalziel, Stuart R ^a,d  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAPOCOOLANT; AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; ANALGESIA; CANNULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CRYOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANALGESIA; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84966280691     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: 13616137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009484.pub2     Document Type: Review

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