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OBJECTIVES: Topical anesthetic creams to reduce the pain of intravenous (IV) placement may be more effectively used in the emergency setting if they are applied by nurses in the triage area of the emergency department or soon after the patient is…

We present an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the administration of the dissociative agent ketamine for emergency department pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia. Substantial research in recent years has necessitated updates and…

The in vivo anesthetic activity of monoketones in mice was examined in relation to their hydrophobicity and to the in vivo effects on Na+/K+-adenosine triphosphatase (Na+/K+-ATPase) activity and membrane fluidity. Anesthetic potency (AD50) of…

Local anesthetics are extremely useful for providing anesthesia and analgesia for infants and children of all ages. Despite the toxicity issues raised here, the overall safety record of local anesthetic use in pediatrics has been very good, and local…

The past decade has brought about an explosion of knowledge about the physiology of nociception and many new techniques for pain relief, new analgesic drugs, and new applications of old analgesic drugs. These techniques include methods of opioid…

Ninety-eight continuous postoperative epidurals were administered to 87 children. The patients were divided into two groups: group I included 63 cases in which a 0.0625-0.25% solution of bupivacaine was continuously administered; group II included 35…

Sedation with analgesia is frequently required to perform painful or invasive procedures in children. The best medication combination for pediatric sedation with analgesia is yet to be identified. Sixty-four of 243 total sedation with analgesia…
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