Open AccessProcedural Pain During Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks With and Without Skin Wheal Anesthesia: A Prospective Comparative Observational Study
Author(s) -
Allen S. Chen,
Vincent F. Miccio,
Clark C Smith,
George Christolias,
Adam R. Blanchard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pny322
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , anesthesia , observational study , local anesthesia , surgery , pathology
To determine if skin wheals reduce procedural pain associated with lumbar medial branch blocks (MBBs) performed with 25-gauge needles.
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