Lidocaine spray 10% prior to intravenous catheterisation in dogs

Abstract A common and to some degree painful procedure in veterinary practice is to insert an intra-venous catheter. In both human and veterinary medicine, a topical mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA cream) has shown to reduce the pain, however a period of 60 min between application and init...

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Main Authors: Emma Hoeberg, Tonje Loken Kolstad, Liisa Martine Moller, Silje Kristine Rosvold, Maren Heggernes Softeland, Henning Andreas Haga, Andreas Lervik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-022-00639-w