Pediatric blood & cancer
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Pediatric blood & cancer · Dec 2004
Clinical TrialEffectiveness of fixed 50% nitrous oxide oxygen mixture and EMLA cream for insertion of central venous catheters in children.
Although the equimolecular mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide (EMONO) seems a good choice to relieve procedure-related pain in children, it has not been evaluated for insertion of central venous catheters in children. To assess the safety and the effectiveness of this gas mixture for insertion of central venous catheters, we conducted a prospective observational study. ⋯ This study which shows that EMONO is effective for insertion of central venous catheters in children and represents a simple and safe alternative to general anesthesia.