Injectable Lidocaine Versus Lidocaine/Tetracaine Patch for the Incision and Drainage of Skin Abscesses

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2008
Local anesthesia used for incision and drainage of abscesses is known to be painful. We studied the analgesia provided by a lidocaine/tetracaine patch compared to injectable lidocaine during incision and drainage (I\&D) of skin abscesses. Local injection of lidocaine provided similar analgesia compared to the lidocaine/tetracaine patch during I\&D of skin abscesses in the Emergency Department. Pain at presentation and following the procedure was similar in both groups.
Epistemonikos ID: 17e4af40268f9d0be4d08ddc9296e0ec82a9a6d8
First added on: May 11, 2024