The earliest examples of "topical" anesthetics contained cocaine, but now a new systematic review has shown that newer agents that don't contain cocaine can effectively treat pain caused by torn skin.

Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, ... Some examples were an 8.6% rate of pain or stiffness lasting more than 48 hours, a 1.4% risk of dural puncture, ...

Anesthetic approach stops pain without affecting motor function Date: February 9, 2010 Source: Children's Hospital Boston Summary: One of the holy grails of local anesthesia is the ability to ...

For example, isoflurane, an inhaled anesthetic commonly used in veterinary medicine, has been shown to improve behavioral outcome in the controlled cortical impact (CCI) ...

Inhaled anesthetics used during general anesthesia are estimated to be responsible for 0.01% to 0.10% of the total worldwide carbon dioxide equivalent emission. For example, ...

June 28, 2011 — Topical noncocaine anesthetics may be effective in suturing dermal lacerations, according to a review published online June 15 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ...