The investigators believe that the local anesthetic EMLA (Lidocaine 2.5% and Prilocaine 2.5%) cream will lessen pain and reduce the need for anesthesia and analgesia, when implanting a permanent pacemaker.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Routine anesthesia and analgesia ( Dormicum 2.5 mg and Pethidine 25 mg )normally given to patients before and during pacemaker implantation
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel
Pain reduction
EMLA anesthetic cream will be applied to area where pacemaker is to be implanted. Pain reduction will be measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) at three intervals.
Time frame: One hour
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