Immersion cryoanaesthesia: A low-cost, easy-to-do technique to reduce pain during injections into digits

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Oct;81(4):e91-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.018. Epub 2019 May 11.

Authors

Tejas Vishwanath¹, Sandip Agrawal², Sunil Ghate³, Rachita Dhurat², Geeta Shinde³, Angela Nagpal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai, India. Electronic address: tejasvishwanath.igs@gmail.com.
² Department of Dermatology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
³ Department of Dermatology, Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai, India.

PMID: 31085261
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.018

No abstract available

Keywords: cryoanesthesia; digits; immersion; injection; pain; sensory.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cold Temperature
Cryoanesthesia / economics
Cryoanesthesia / methods*
Fingers
Humans
Immersion
Injections, Intralesional / adverse effects
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage*
Pain / etiology
Pain / prevention & control*
Saline Solution
Toes
Warts / therapy*
Warts / virology

Substances

Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Saline Solution