Investigating Effective Application Times for Topical Anesthetics in Non-Coring Needle Insertion Over Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices
Application of EMLA cream for 64 minutes or tetracaine gel for 44 minutes at the site of TIVADs resulted in a safely conducted, painless non-coring needle puncture for 95% of patients.
Authors
- Xiaolei Yang
- Guowei Jiang
- Liye Yang
- Hongbin Yuan
- Xin Jiang
- Jiajing Liu
Institutions
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug Design Development and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dddt.s565220
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00