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2016 Month : May Volume : 5 Issue : 38 Page : 2314-2318EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TOPICAL EMLA CREAM AS LOCAL ANAESTHETIC IN VENEPUNCTURE.
Bodicherla Siva Kumar1, Sampathi Shiva Krishna2, Adil Hasan3
Corresponding Author:
Bodicherla Siva Kumar,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Anaesthesia,
Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences,
Suraram Main Road,
Hyderabad-500055.
E-mail: avis_dr@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The efficacy of a topical anaesthetic formulation, EMLA 5% cream (Eutectic Mixture of Local Anaesthetics) in obtunding the pain produced by intravenous cannulation was determined in our study. This study aims at evaluating the efficacy of EMLA cream in producing dermal analgesia for venous cannulation and the effect of timing of application of EMLA cream prior to cannulation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Amongst 60 patients, EMLA cream was applied for 60 minutes in 20 patients, 30 minutes in another 20 and in the remaining 20 no cream or placebo was applied.
RESULTS
Pain was assessed in all the groups by a 4-point rank score. It was found that patients with EMLA cream had lower pain scores and decreased haemodynamic stress response to venous cannulation when compared to the control group.
INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION
Maximum analgesia was observed in patients who had EMLA cream applied for 60 minutes. No significant side effects were seen with this formulation.
KEYWORDS
EMLA Cream, Venous Cannulation, Pain Score.