TY - JOUR T1 - Amethocaine gel reduced pain during venipuncture in newborn infants JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 73 LP - 73 DO - 10.1136/ebn.4.3.73 VL - 4 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/4/3/73.abstract N2 - Jain A, Rutter N.Does topical amethocaine gel reduce the pain of venepuncture in newborn infants? A randomised double blind controlled trial.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2000 Nov;83:F207–10OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Does topical amethocaine gel reduce pain during venipuncture in newborn infants? Randomised (allocation concealed), blinded (patients, clinicians, outcome assessors), placebo controlled trial with follow up immediately after the procedure.Postnatal wards and the neonatal intensive care unit at the Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.40 newborn infants (median age 7 d, median gestational age 33 wks) who required venipuncture as part of their routine care. Infants who were unwell, ventilated, or sedated were excluded. Follow up was 98%.20 infants were allocated to 1.5 g of 4% amethocaine gel and 20 were … ER -