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- Title
Painless venipuncture. A clinical trial of iontophoresis of lidocaine for venipuncture in blood donors.
- Authors
Arvidsson, S. B.; Ekroth, R. H.; Hansby, A. M. C.; Lindholm, A. H.; William-Olsson, G.; Hansby, A M
- Abstract
Discomfort or frank pain at venipuncture may be a reason for abstaining from giving blood. In an attempt to offer a painless alternative, a method for iontophoretic application of local anaesthetics was developed. Its effectiveness in producing anaesthesia for venipuncture was tested in a double-blind trial in 47 blood donors. A positive result was obtained in 89%, as against 28% in the placebo group.
- Publication
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 1984, Vol 28, Issue 2, p209
- ISSN
0001-5172
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-6576.1984.tb02043.x