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A comparison of local anaesthetics for venepuncture
J Arrowsmith, C Campbell
Welsh Centre for
Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL,
Wales, UK
Correspondence to: Dr J Arrowsmith, Department of Plastic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
Accepted 19 January
2000
AIM
To compare the
effectiveness of EMLA cream and Ametop gel in providing analgesia for
venous cannulation.
METHODSSingle blind
study in 120 children.
RESULTSBoth
anaesthetic agents produced adequate analgesia. However, Ametop gel was
more effective, with a statistically significant difference in the pain
scores of the two groups (p < 0.05).
Keywords: topical anaesthetic; venepuncture
© 2000 by Archives of Disease in Childhood
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