The use of local anesthetics in wounds
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Adult patients with acute traumatic wounds presenting to the EDInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14408476
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center (Academisch Medisch Centrum)
- Brief Summary
2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036930
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 18 years and older
2. Presentation to the ED with an acute traumatic wound
3. Received analgesic treatment with lidocaine soaked gauzes (according to nursing protocol)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age 80 years and older
2. Body weight < 50 kg
3. Known allergy for local anaesthetics
4. Clinical suspicion of nerve injury
5. Manchester Triage System (MTS) category orange or red
6. Wounds due to chemical or thermal injury
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eed for additional infiltration anaesthesia: this was measured at moment of surgical wound treatment at the ED.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. NRS pain scores measured just before surgical wound treatment and during surgical wound treatment (in case no additional infiltration anaesthesia was required)<br> 2. Adverse events: measured during the complete ED presentation<br> 3. Satisfaction: measured at the end of wound treatment<br>