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KMID : 0378119950220020517
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Chungnam Medical Journal
1995 Volume.22 No. 2 p.517 ~ p.522
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Comparrison of Topical EMLA Cream and 1% Lidocaine Infiltration for Radial Arterial Cannulation
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Abstract
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In a double blind study, the efficacy of topical 5% EMLA cream was compared with that of 1% lidocaine infiltration, in the pain-relief and incidence of complication after radial arterial cannulation. Forty three premedicated adults were allocated
randomly to two groups to receive EMLA cream and 1% lidocaine infiltration. Following arterial cannulation, pain was assessed by the patient using visual analogue score (VAS) and by a independent observer using four-caregory verbal rating score
(VRS).
There no significant differences between the EMLA group and 1% lidocaine infiltration group both patient and observer assessments.
Compared with lidocaine infiltration group, significantly lower trial numbers of puncture in those recieving EMLA cream group, but no difference of discomfortness of puncture were observed in EMLA cream group.
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