OBJECTIVE To evaluate a multicomponent pain management intervention, including cognitive behavioral strategies, for children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection undergoing routine venipuncture. METHODS Following a baseline venipuncture, children were exposed to an intervention including preparation, relaxation, distraction, reinforcement, parent involvement, and EMLA (eutectic m...

Removal of genital warts by thermocautery was performed in 108 patients (57 men and 51 women) under topical anaesthesia with a local anaesthetic cream, lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA). Most men had warts in the preputial cavity, most women had warts situated on the mucous membranes of the vulva, and warts at multiple sites were common. About 1 ml of cream per lesion was applied to the warts for...

A 40-year-old woman with hypertensive nephrosclerosis began haemodialysis in January 2009. In March 2010, she underwent placement of a left forearm straight Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) haemodialysis graft for haemodialysis. She became increasingly intolerant of graft cannulation due to the pain of skin puncture and was prescribed a topical local anaesthetic preparation (EMLA). Within 3 weeks...

Background: To refine an on-hen mite feeding device, ethogram was employed to measure the reactions of hens during a routine experimental procedure (feather plucking) and assess effects analgesic cream on those reactions. Methods: Three groups were used; one treated with EMLA 5% before plucking (“EMLA group”); ...