Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Mar 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialRandomised controlled trial of eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics cream for venepuncture in healthy preterm infants.
To assess the safety and efficacy of EMLA cream (eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics) used to induce surface anaesthesia for venepuncture in healthy preterm infants. ⋯ This study does not support the routine use of EMLA for venepuncture in healthy preterm infants.