The Effect of Temperature on the Discomfort Caused by Topical Local Anaesthesia

The warming of local anaesthetic solutions to reduce the pain felt on injection is common practice in a number of medical sub-specialties. A study was undertaken to assess the effect of temperature on the discomfort caused by local anaesthetic eye drops. Tropical anaesthetics amethocaine 1%, oxybupr...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1995-12, Vol.88 (12), p.709P-711P
Main Author: Callear, A B
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Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Lidocaine - administration & dosage
Lidocaine - adverse effects
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain - prevention & control
Pain Measurement
Procaine - administration & dosage
Procaine - adverse effects
Procaine - analogs & derivatives
Temperature
Tetracaine - administration & dosage
Tetracaine - adverse effects
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Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
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Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects
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Humans
Lidocaine - administration & dosage
Lidocaine - adverse effects
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Pain - prevention & control
Pain Measurement
Procaine - administration & dosage
Procaine - adverse effects
Procaine - analogs & derivatives
Temperature
Tetracaine - administration & dosage
Tetracaine - adverse effects
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