Topical anesthetic versus lidocaine infiltration in arteriovenous fistula cannulation

Topical anesthetic versus lidocaine infiltration in arteriovenous fistula cannulation

Background: End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis undergo arterio-venous fistula (AVF) cannulation prior to each hemodialysis session for blood access. Prior to cannulation lidocaine infiltration is done, which is often perceived as painful. Eutectic mixture of local an...

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Main Authors: Anisha George, Pratish George, Deepak Masih, Nina Philip, David Shelly, Jasmin Das, Timothy Rajamanickam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Cannulation
eutectic mixture of local anesthetic
infiltration
topical anesthetic
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=95;epage=98;aulast=George

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