Abstract |
This multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study assessed the efficacy and safety of using Emla ( lignocaine/ prilocaine) anaesthetic cream to achieve pain control during sharp debridement of chronic leg ulcers of arterial, venous or arteriovenous aetiology. A total of 101 patients (51 Emla, 50 placebo), aged 29-99 years, who had experienced pain associated with previous debridement were included. Patients with an amide anaesthetic allergy, anaesthetic diabetic ulcers, or ulcers > 50 cm2 were excluded. Debridement was initiated approximately 30 minutes after the application of a thick layer of Emla or placebo cream to an ulcer occluded with a plastic wrap. The patient and investigator assessed the pain associated with debridement on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS). The median patient VAS scores were 18 mm and 53.5 mm in the Emla and placebo groups, respectively (p < 0.0001). The corresponding investigator values in the two groups were 20 mm and 49.5 mm, respectively (p = 0.004). Local reactions were mainly transient and mild, and were observed in roughly the same percentage of placebo and Emla-treated patients. After a 30-minute application Emla cream significantly reduced the pain of debridement compared with the placebo.
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Authors | D Rosenthal, F Murphy, R Gottschalk, M Baxter, B Lycka, K Nevin |
Journal | Journal of wound care
(J Wound Care)
Vol. 10
Issue 1
Pg. 503-5
(Jan 2001)
ISSN: 0969-0700 [Print] England |
PMID | 12964231
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anesthetics, Local
- Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
- Ointments
- Prilocaine
- Lidocaine
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Topics |
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anesthetics, Local
(therapeutic use)
- Chronic Disease
- Debridement
(adverse effects)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Leg Ulcer
(nursing)
- Lidocaine
(therapeutic use)
- Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Ointments
- Pain
(diagnosis, etiology, prevention & control)
- Pain Measurement
- Prilocaine
(therapeutic use)
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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