Topical anesthetic versus lidocaine infiltration in arteriovenous fistula cannulation
Background: End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis undergo arterio-venous fistula (AVF) cannulation prior to each hemodialysis session for blood access. Prior to cannulation lidocaine infiltration is done, which is often perceived as painful. Eutectic mixture of local an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=95;epage=98;aulast=George |