Calf disbudding is carried out, with animals kept conscious in purpose-built restraint crates. The process uses local ...

In 1999, 11 centres across the UK offered a local anaesthetic thoracoscopy service, increasing to 17 centres in May 20041 and 37 centres in 2009 (Dr N Downer, personal communication). This document, ...

AIM To assess the efficacy of amethocaine as a topical local anaesthetic in neonates. METHODS A randomised, double blind controlled trial compared 4% amethocaine gel (Ametop) with placebo in 60 ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether local anaesthetic lubrication is necessary for urethral catheterisation in men. Two studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, ...

BACKGROUND Vitreoretinal (VR) surgery has been increasingly performed under local anaesthesia (LA) in this unit. The results of an audit monitoring this change are presented. METHODS Data were ...

Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) is increasingly being performed by respiratory physicians for the diagnosis and treatment of exudative pleural effusions, the most common cause of which is ...

For many patients, the worst part of a procedure, such as a tooth extraction or a carpal tunnel decompression, is likely to be the initial pain following the insertion of a needle and the injection of ...