Original contributionLocal anesthesia in minor lacerations: Topical TAC vs lidocaine infiltration
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A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of anesthesia obtained by application of a novel topical anesthetic putty with the infiltration of lidocaine for the treatment of lacerations in the emergency department
2014, Annals of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :Because intact skin represents the main permeative barrier to the topical delivery of drugs, lacerations present an ideal target for topical administration of anesthesia because there should be excellent tissue accessibility. Trials to assess the use of topical anesthetics compared with infiltration anesthesia have been conducted as far back as 1980.10 The evidence available suggests that for the acute treatment of lacerations, topical local anesthetic application is as effective as infiltration.11
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Presented at the University Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona, April 1980.
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