Injectable Lidocaine Versus Lidocaine/Tetracaine Patch for the Incision and Drainage of Skin Abscesses
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-01-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
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.