Can topical lignocaine reduce behavioural response to heel prick?. Issue 1 (January 1995)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rushforth, J. A.; Griffiths, G.; Thorpe, H.; Levene, M. I.
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 72:Issue 1(1995)
• Page Start: F49
• Page End: F51
• Publication Date: 1995-01
• Subjects: Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Fetus -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920105
• DOI: 10.1136/fn.72.1.F49
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-2998

Abstract

Abstract : In a randomised, double blind, controlled study the ability of 5% lignocaine ointment to reduce the behavioural response to heel lance in 30 healthy neonates was assessed. Five per cent lignocaine ointment applied to the heel under an occlusive dressing for one hour before heel prick did not reduce the infants' behavioural response to the heel prick procedure.