Using lidocaine for peripheral i.v. insertions: patients' preferences and pain experiences.
Patients' pain experiences with peripheral i.v. insertions, with and without the use of lidocaine for anesthesia, were described and compared. Patients reported their preferences related to the use of intradermal lidocaine with future i.v. insertions.
California State University, Chico, CA, USA.
Janet
J
Brown
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine