The New England journal of medicine
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Efficacy and safety of lidocaine-prilocaine cream for pain during circumcision.
Neonatal circumcision is a painful surgical procedure often performed without analgesia. We assessed the efficacy and safety of 5 percent lidocaine-prilocaine cream (Emla) in neonates undergoing circumcision. ⋯ Lidocaine-prilocaine cream is efficacious and safe for the prevention of pain from circumcision in neonates.