Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 343-351 , October 2005

Topical Anesthetics for Dermal Instrumentation: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials

  • Anthony Eidelman, MD
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  • Jocelyn M. Weiss, MPH
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  • Joseph Lau, MD
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  • Daniel B. Carr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Daniel B. Carr, MD, Tufts–New England Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 750 Washington Street, Tufts-NEMC #298, Boston, MA, 02111; 617-636-9710, fax 617-636-9709

Received 21 June 2004 ,Revised 5 January 2005 ,Accepted 17 January 2005.

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 Supervising editor: Brian H. Rowe, MD, MScAuthor contributions: AE, JW, JL, and DC conceived the study and designed the systematic review. AE and JW designed and implemented the search strategy, acquired relevant articles, and extracted the data. JL provided statistical advice and analyzed the data. AE and DC drafted the manuscript. DC obtained funding. AE takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: Financial support was received from the Evenor Armington and Saltonstall Funds.Presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine annual meeting, March 2004, Orlando, FL.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(05)00133-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.01.028

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 343-351 , October 2005