EFFICACY OF TOPICAL LOCAL ANESTHETICS FOR PAIN RELIEF IN ACUTE BURN

Vijayaraghavan Nandhagopal¹, Ravi Kumar Chittoria^1, , Friji Meethale Thiruvoth¹, Dinesh Kumar Shivakumar¹ and Arjun Ashokan¹

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.

Cite this paper:
Vijayaraghavan Nandhagopal, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Friji Meethale Thiruvoth, Dinesh Kumar Shivakumar and Arjun Ashokan. EFFICACY OF TOPICAL LOCAL ANESTHETICS FOR PAIN RELIEF IN ACUTE BURN. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2015; 3(3):36-38. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-3-3-2

Abstract

Aim of study was to evaluate role of topical lignocaine solution in pain management of acute burn in first 24 hours. Eighteen patients were grouped into study and control group. Topical application of 2% lignocaine solution (5 mg/kg) with supplemental oral ketamine (3mg/kg) in the study group was compared with normal saline in the control group. Pain score and analgesic consumption were analysed. There was no significant difference in acute pain relief between the study and control groups.

Keywords:
Acute burn pain lignocaine

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