The use of EMLA cream reduces the pain of skin puncture associated with caudal block in children.

Eun Kyung ChoiYoungHo RoSung-Sik Park Kibeom Park

Published in: Korean journal of anesthesiology (2016)

We suggest that pretreatment with EMLA cream over the sacral hiatus before caudal block has significant advantages in alleviating procedure pain during caudal block in children.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
young adults
pain management
neuropathic pain
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided