Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9097408 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Topical anesthetics are an efficacious, noninvasive means of providing analgesia before suturing of dermal lacerations. The use of cocaine-containing topical anesthetics can no longer be justified in light of its high cost and potential adverse effects. We have summarized the evidence, mostly favorable, supporting the use of various non-cocaine-containing topical anesthetics.
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Authors
Anthony (Anesthesiology Resident), Jocelyn M. (PhD Candidate), Ikay K. (Medicine/Surgery Intern), Joseph (Professor of Medicine), Daniell B. (Saltonstall Professor of Pain Research),