Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) A Breakthrough in Skin Anesthesia

A practical resource focusing entirely on the Eutectic Mixture of Local Anasthetics (EMLA), showing how EMLA is safe and effective for a variety of superficial procedures, with lower risk and financial cost than general anesthesia, and studying the feasibility of using it in an outpatient setting. Seventeen articles explore examples of EMLA's use, including review of its utility in pediatric venipuncture, lumbar puncture, injections through subcutaneous drug reservoirs, as anesthesia for new-born circumcision, as an analgesic for the debridement of leg ulcers of vascular origin, and with lithotripsy patients. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.