CARDIOVASCULAR Transient hyperaemic response to assess vascular reactivity of skin: effect of topical anaesthesia
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Background. Local anaesthetics affect blood vessels in various ways, depending upon the site of action and the drug used. There is controversy over the vascular effects of two widely used topical local anaesthetic agents, EMLA and Ametop. We used the transient hyperaemic response (THR) to the brief compression of the brachial artery to assess vascular reactivity of forearm skin after application of topical local anaesthesia.
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Transient hyperaemic response to assess vascular reactivity of skin: effect of topical anaesthesia.
BACKGROUND Local anaesthetics affect blood vessels in various ways, depending upon the site of action and the drug used. There is controversy over the vascular effects of two widely used topical local anaesthetic agents, EMLA and Ametop. We used the transient hyperaemic response (THR) to the brief compression of the brachial artery to assess vascular reactivity of forearm skin after application...
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