A Comparison of Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery at Two Output Energies for Enhancing the Delivery of Topically Applied LMX-4? Cream Prior to Venipuncture[J] . Jeffrey L. Koh,Dale Harrison,Veronica Swanson,Daniel C. Norvell,Darren C. Coomber.Anesthesia & Analgesia . 2007 (4)...
When adjusted for difficulty of stick, pain scores continued to remain lower in the LMX-4 hand.DiscussionThese findings suggest that the topical use of LMX-4 anesthetic cream is a viable option for reducing the pain associated with IV catheter insertion in adults....