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Endoscopy 1979; 11(2): 131-132
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098337
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Topical Anesthesia in Preendoscopic Medication: Spray Versus Lozenges[*]

Lokalanästhesie bei präendoskopischer Medikation: Spray gegen TabelettenS. Heuberger, K. B. Weber, A. Sonnenberg, W. Mattle, R. Dolder, K. Stuby, A. L. Blum
  • Triemli Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Zürich, Switzerland
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Publication Date:
03 December 2008 (online)

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Summary

Patients' acceptance of upper fiberpanendoscopy was significantly (p <0.001) better when topical anesthesia with oxybuprocaine was performed with a spray than with a lozenge.

Zusammenfassung

Die Patienten akzeptierten die Fiberpanendoskopie signifikant besser (p <0,001) bei Lokalanästhesie mittels Oxybuprokain-Spray anstatt -Tabletten.

Key-Words

Panendoscopy - Premedication - Lozenge - Spray

1 This study was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant No. 3.158.-077

1 This study was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant No. 3.158.-077