PURPOSE To compare the clinical efficacy between locally applied diclofenac diethylamine gel, EMLA cream and systemically given diclofenac sodium for the pain relief during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) using Dornier Delta Compact Lithotripter. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred five patients with renal stones were randomly divided in to 3 groups. Group A was given intramuscular d...

BACKGROUND Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is considered as a primary test in infertility work up worldwide due to its reliability in evaluating abnormalities related to the uterus and fallopian tubes. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy of applying eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (lidocaine-prilocaine cream) (EMLA) on the uterine cervix in reducing pain during HSG. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eig...

The lidocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLATM) effectively reduces the pain from debridement of chronic leg ulcers. Studies have demonstrated that when applied to leg ulcers, plasma concentrations of the local anaesthetics are well below the threshold for CNS toxicity. However, there are minimal pharmacokinetic data available from EMLA application to burn wounds. This study evaluated EMLA cream for de...

purpose: to assess the effect of emla® cream application without occlusive dressing on pain on needling (pn) and pain on injection (pi) felt during multiple botulinum toxin type a (bta) injections for correction of hyperkinetic upper facial lines methods: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 44 subjects seeking upper facial wrinkles correct...

conclusions this study does not support the use of emla for hsg. results there was no significant difference in the efficacy between emla and placebo creams in pain perception during the entire procedure. there was no significant difference in long term pain perception half an hour after the hsg performance. patients and methods eighty patients undergoing hsg as part of infertility evaluation w...

BACKGROUND Untreated immunization pain causes undue distress and contributes to underimmunization through physician, and possibly parental, resistance to multiple simultaneous injections. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacies of two pain management methods in reducing immediate immunization injection pain and distress in school-aged children. DESIGN A randomized, controlled clinical trial of ...

Epicutaneous application of the anaesthetic cream Emla (lignocaine and prilocaine), to induce percutaneous anaesthesia in 38 patients scheduled for eyelid skin surgery is presented. The cream was applied 60 to 90 minutes before operation. In 36 out of the 38 patients (94.8%) no supplementary analgesia was required. The pain during the procedure was rated either as no pain in 29 patients (76.3%)...