Radial artery blood gas sampling: a randomized controlled trial of lidocaine local anesthesia.

Journal: Journal of evidence-based medicine

PMID: 26779697

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Radial artery puncture is a common procedure and yet the role of local anesthesia for reducing the pain of this procedure continues to be debated. Clinical practice is variable and there is potential for substantial financial savings. This is the first randomized trial to investigate the effectiveness of subcutaneously injected lidocaine anesthesia on the perceived pain of radial artery puncture and the financial impact.

Authors

Ryckie G Wade

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gorleston, UK.
Jim Crawfurd

Accident and Emergency, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gorleston, UK.
Donna Wade

Accident and Emergency, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gorleston, UK.
Richard Holland

Public Health Medicine, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norfolk, UK.

Keywords

Anesthesia, Local Anesthetics, Local Blood Gas Analysis Female Humans Lidocaine Male Middle Aged Pain Phlebotomy Punctures Radial Artery

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Radial artery blood gas sampling: a randomized controlled trial of lidocaine local anesthesia.

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