Air cooling for improved analgesia during local anesthetic infiltration for nail surgery

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 May;84(5):e231-e232. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.11.032. Epub 2019 Nov 23.

Authors

Jose W Ricardo¹, Shari R Lipner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
² Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. Electronic address: shl9032@med.cornell.edu.

PMID: 31765682
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.11.032

No abstract available

Keywords: air cooling; analgesia; anesthesia; cold temperature; nail biopsy; nail surgery; nails; nitrogen; patient comfort.

MeSH terms

Analgesia / methods*
Anesthesia, Local / adverse effects*
Anesthesia, Local / methods
Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage*
Cold Temperature
Humans
Nails / surgery*
Pain Measurement
Pain, Procedural / diagnosis
Pain, Procedural / etiology
Pain, Procedural / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anesthetics, Local