AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.49, ss.89-93, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: Radial artery blood gas sampling is a very common procedure undertaken in the emergency department to evaluate respiratory and metabolic parameters. This intervention causes both anxiety and pain for the patient. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the analgesic efficacy of lidocaine spray compared to a placebo during radial artery blood gas sampling.