Comparison Between Lidocaine Prilocaine Cream and Lidocaine Injection on Pain Control During Episiotomy.

Summary

The present study aims to compare the effects of lidocaine-prilocaine cream and lidocaine injection on the reduction of pain while doing and repairing episiotomy, controlling the pain in the post-partum period, and reduction the risk of infection in 6 weeks post partum and dyspareunia after 6 weeks post-partum.

Timeline

Start

2022-09-01

Primary completion

2024-07-19

Completion

2024-09-01

Publications

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• Background Kargar R, Aghazadeh-Nainie A, Khoddami-Vishteh HR. Comparison of the Effects of Lidocaine Prilocaine Cream (EMLA) and Lidocaine Injection on Reduction of Perineal Pain During Perineum Repair in Normal Vaginal Delivery. J Family Reprod Health. 2016 Mar;10(1):21-6.
• Background Lullmann B, Leonhardt J, Metzelder M, Hoy L, Gerr H, Linderkamp C, Klein C, Grigull L. Pain reduction in children during port-a-cath catheter puncture using local anaesthesia with EMLA. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;169(12):1465-9. doi: 10.1007/s00431-010-1244-1. Epub 2010 Jul 10.
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• Background Greveling K, Prens EP, Liu L, van Doorn MBA. Non-invasive anaesthetic methods for dermatological laser procedures: a systematic review. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Jul;31(7):1096-1110. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14130. Epub 2017 Feb 8.
• Background Walker SM. Neonatal pain. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Jan;24(1):39-48. doi: 10.1111/pan.12293. Epub 2013 Nov 13.
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Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.