Topical Anaesthesia to Reduce Pain Associated with Carpal Tunnel Surgery
| Autor: | T. M. Lawrence, V. V. Desai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Carpal tunnel surgery Placebo Injections Ointments Double-Blind Method Statistical significance Preoperative Care medicine Carpal tunnel release Humans Local anesthesia Anesthetics Local Carpal tunnel syndrome Lidocaine Prilocaine Drug Combination Aged Pain Measurement Aged 80 and over Pain Postoperative Transplantation Topical anaesthesia Local anaesthetic business.industry Lidocaine Middle Aged medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Prilocaine Surgery Needles Anesthesia Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hand Surgery. 27:462-464 |
| ISSN: | 0266-7681 |
| DOI: | 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0823 |
| Popis: | This randomized, double-blinded study assessed the effectiveness of a topical anaesthetic, eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA), in reducing pain associated with carpal tunnel release performed under local anaesthetic. Fifty-six patients undergoing carpal tunnel release under local anaesthetic were randomized into either EMLA ( n=29) or placebo ( n=27) groups. Visual analogue pain scores were obtained for needle insertion, injection of anaesthetic and surgery itself. Pain scores were significantly less for needle insertion ( P=0.001) and injection of anaesthetic ( P=0.0005). Scores related to surgery were also lower in the EMLA group, but this did not reach statistical significance. |
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