Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
8311896 
Journal Article 
Comparison of compounds used for intradermal anesthesia 
Wightman, MA; Vaughan, RW 
1976 
1 
Anesthesiology
ISSN: 0003-3022
EISSN: 1528-1175 
45 
6 
687-689 
English 
Physiologic saline solution with 0.9% benzyl alcohol provides good intradermal anesthesia of sufficient duration for many procedures anesthesiologists perform, and produces less discomfort on injection than any other drug. Because of low toxicity, low allergic potential, low cost, and ready availability in sodium chloride multidose vials, this forgotten drug is a useful compound for the anesthesiologist. For more prolonged anesthesia, lidocaine continues to be the drug of choice.