TY - JOUR
T1 - Local anesthesia
T2 - Topical application, local infiltration, and field block
AU - Smith, Dwight W.
AU - Peterson, Matthew R.
AU - Deberard, Scott C.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Local anesthetics are warranted whenever a clinical procedure causes pain that could be eliminated by their use. Their effectiveness is influenced by many factors, particularly the choice of agent and the technique of administration. The authors discuss the clinical uses and advantages of common local anesthetics and describe three techniques used in the primary care setting: topical application, local infiltration, and field block.
AB - Local anesthetics are warranted whenever a clinical procedure causes pain that could be eliminated by their use. Their effectiveness is influenced by many factors, particularly the choice of agent and the technique of administration. The authors discuss the clinical uses and advantages of common local anesthetics and describe three techniques used in the primary care setting: topical application, local infiltration, and field block.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.1999.08.650
DO - 10.3810/pgm.1999.08.650
M3 - Article
C2 - 10456039
AN - SCOPUS:0032801409
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 106
SP - 58
EP - 66
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 2
ER -