EMLA Cream Only Minimally Effective for Venipuncture Pain in Babies EMLA Cream Only Minimally Effective for Venipuncture Pain in Babies

For infants younger than 3 months undergoing venipuncture, eutectic mixture of lidocaine (EMLA) cream has only minimal pain relieving effects relative to placebo and no benefit over sucrose and/or breastfeeding, according to a meta-analysis of published studies.Reuters Health Information

Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news