Utility of lidocaine in reducing pain of intramuscular benzathine penicillin G in children with rheumatic heart disease: A randomized, double-blind crossover study

Background: The current recommended secondary prevention of rheumatic fever (RF)/rheumatic heart disease (RHD) includes every 21–28 days injection of benzathine penicillin G (BPG), which causes pain. We evaluated the effect of the coadministration of lidocaine on reducing the pain of BPG injections...

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Main Authors: Ni Putu Veny Kartika Yantie, Eka Gunawijaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/apc.apc_161_24
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