Research and Clinical Forums Volume 16, Number 2, 1994: Advances in Topical Anaesthesia (ISSN 0143 - 3083)

1859390153. Softcover, from closed pharmaceutical company library. 92 pages, illustrated with b/w and colour photographs, charts, tables and diagrams. Proceedings of a symposium held at the XIIIth Annual ESRA Congress, Barcelona, Spain, May 1994. Contents: New developments in topical anaesthesia. A review of a novel eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA). Modern approaches to the provision of effective analgesia in superficial skin surgery. The use of EMLA in plastic surgery: clinical and cost-benefit considerations. Future applications of topical anaesthesia: a review of the new therapeutic opportunities. The use of EMLA for lumbar puncture: a review of studies in children and comparison of EMLA cream with mepivacaine infiltration for spinal block in adults. The use of EMLA cream in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia. Topical anaesthesia with EMLA cream for the surgical treatment of non-retractability of the foreskin in children. Contents clean, tight and bright.