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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: Treasure on February 06, 2007, 11:25:03 PM

Title: Warning about topical anesthetics
Post by: Treasure on February 06, 2007, 11:25:03 PM

I remember some users recommending the use of topical anesthetics for cannulation...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/06/skin.warning.reut/index.html

Title: Re: Warning about topical anesthetics
Post by: angieskidney on February 07, 2007, 06:55:36 AM

Quote from: Treasure on February 06, 2007, 11:25:03 PM

I remember some users recommending the use of topical anesthetics for cannulation...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/06/skin.warning.reut/index.html

Yes but this is more for those surgeries that require numbing cream for large areas of the body .. not a tiny spot on a fistula.