PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of autologous blood injection versus corticosteroid injection for lateral epicondylitis. METHODS 21 men and 59 women (mean age, 45.2 years) presenting with lateral epicondylitis were randomised to receive either autologous blood injection (2 ml of autologous venous blood mixed with 1 ml of 2% prilocaine hydrochloride) or corticosteroid injection (1 ml of 40 mg ...

Abstract This study aimed to assess the effect of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block mandible and infiltration anesthesia maxilla using lidocaine plus epinephrine or prilocaine with felypressin anesthetic agents on systolic diastolic blood pressures, heart rate (HR) peripheral oxygen saturation patients. randomized double-blind clinical trial evaluated 112 patients in four groups (n=28) based ...

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of peritonsillar prilocaine in post-tonsillectomy pain by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
 Materials and Methods: A total 40 pediatric patients were included this study. There 20 group (Group 1) control 2). In Group 1, infiltration was performed. 2, saline VAS scores at postoperative 1st, 4th, 12th 24th hours on 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th 7th days...

Laser– assisted permanent hair removal iscommonly performed for the treatment of unwantedhair. This procedure is usually associated withpain and pain reduction has an important role inthe success of this treatment. A common methodof reducing pain is to use topical analgesics . Amixture of lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA) is acommonly used and very effective topical anesthetic.Another agent is di...

PURPOSE To provide a review of local anesthetic (LA) agents and adjuncts, opioids and muscle relaxants, and their intraoperative effects and postoperative outcomes in intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). SOURCE A search for prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trials evaluating LA agents, opioids and muscle relaxants as adjuvants for IVRA, was conducted (MEDLINE(®), Embase). In...