EMLA cream in burns: A systematic review of safety, analgesic efficacy and effects on burn pathophysiology

Management of procedural pain in burn care is challenging. Lidocaine-prilocaine cream 5% (EMLA ®) is a widely used, effective local anesthetic cream approved for normal intact skin; genital mucosa for superficial surgical procedures; and debridement of chronic leg ulcers. This comprehensive review aimed to determine safety, analgesic efficacy and effects on burn pathophysiology to provide ev idence-based clinical recommendations of introducing the topical anesthetic into burn care.
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research