The British journal of ophthalmology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Warming lignocaine reduces the pain of injection during peribulbar local anaesthesia for cataract surgery.
To test if the simple technique of warming lignocaine reduces the pain of injection during local anaesthetic cataract surgery. ⋯ The process of warming lignocaine to 37 degrees C has been found to reduce significantly the pain of injection during peribulbar local anaesthesia. It is recommended that this technique be more widely adopted in order to minimise patient's discomfort.