Comparison of the use of the Valsalva maneuver and the eutectic mixture of local anesthetics EMLA to relieve venipuncture pain a randomized controlled trial    
Yazarlar (6)
Mustafa Süren
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ziya Kaya
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatih Özkan
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ünal Erkorkmaz
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Semih Arıcı
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Serkan KARAMAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA
Dergi ISSN 0913-8668 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2013
Cilt No 27
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 407 / 411
DOI Numarası 10.1007/s00540-012-1540-1
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00540-012-1540-1
Özet
Intravenous cannulation is a painful and stressful procedure. The objective of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of the eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA(®)) with that of the Valsalva maneuver in adult patients during i.v. cannulation. One hundred ninety-five patients were randomized prospectively to three groups. The dorsum of the nondominant hand was covered with a thick paste of 2.5 g of EMLA(®) cream in the EMLA(®) group (group E) and left for a minimum of 30 min before venipuncture. In the control group (group C), the same procedure was applied except that Vaseline(®) was used instead of the EMLA(®). The Valsalva group (group V) were punctured during a Valsalva maneuver. The patients were placed in the supine position during venipuncture. The patients then scored the amount of pain on cannulation using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS; 0 = no pain, 10 = extreme pain). Thirteen patients were excluded from the analysis due to failed cannulation. There was no difference in the demographic profiles of the groups (p > 0.05). The success of VP was significantly higher in group V than in groups E and C (p < 0.001). The median pain score as assessed by the NRS after venipuncture in group C was 3 (range 0-9), whereas the median pain values in groups E and V were 2 (range 0-7) and 2 (range 1-8). The Valsalva maneuver yields similar results to the EMLA(®) in terms of pain reduction during venipuncture.
Anahtar Kelimeler
EMLA (R) | Pain | Topical anesthetic | Valsalva maneuver | Venipuncture