A Controlled Trial of Pain on Skin Infiltration with Local Anaesthetics
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by SAGE Publications in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Vol. 12 (2), 113-114
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x8401200204
Abstract
A double-blind, randomised controlled trial was performed to compare the pain experienced on intradermal and subcutaneous injection of lignocaine 1% with adrenaline 1:100,000, lignocaine 1%, procaine 1% and normal saline. A linear analogue pain scale was used to assess pain. Lignocaine with adrenaline caused the most pain and was more painful than lignocaine 1%, which in turn was more painful than procaine or normal saline. These differences were significant at p < 0.05 or greater for all comparisons except procaine 1% and normal saline. In conclusion, procaine 1% appears to be the local anaesthetic of choice from among those tested for intradermal and subcutaneous injection.Keywords
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