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Original Research: Local Anesthesia Before IV Catheterization

Sandra Drozdz Burke, Sonia J. Vercler, Ra'Net O. Bye, P Corinn Desmond, Yvonne W. Rees

AJN American Journal of Nursing · 2011 · 19 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Intradermal buffered lidocaine was superior to intradermal bacteriostatic normal saline in providing local anesthesia prior to IV catheterization in this group of predominately white adults and should be the solution of choice for venipuncture pretreatment.

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