How to minimize the pain of local anesthetic administration

Roberto A Martinez; Ashlee Hurff; Katharine C DeGeorge; Brent R DeGeorge Jr

How to minimize the pain of local anesthetic administration

J Fam Pract. 2020 May;69(4):172-178.

Authors

Roberto A Martinez¹, Ashlee Hurff², Katharine C DeGeorge³, Brent R DeGeorge Jr¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
² Department of Family Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
³ Department of Family Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. Email: kd6fp@virginia.edu.

PMID: 32437482

Abstract

Expertise in the delivery of effective local analgesia is critical to the success of in-office procedures. Here's how to optimize patient outcomes and satisfaction.

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Local / methods*
Anesthesia, Local / standards*
Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage*
Anesthetics, Local / standards*
Humans
Pain Management / methods*
Pain Management / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*

Substances

Anesthetics, Local