The Effect of Lidocaine and Benzocaine on Pain and Injection Satisfaction in Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Application

Objective: This research was conducted as a randomized controlled, double-blind experimental study to determine the effect of topical lidocaine and benzocaine on patient's pain and injection satisfaction before peripheral intravenous catheter application. Study Design: The study was completed with 120 individuals who were treated in the green area of a University Hospital Emergency Service and met the inclusion criteria of the study. Ethics committee approval, Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency clinical research permission, institutional permission and written informed consent from individuals were obtained in the study. In collecting research data; Case Report Form (ORF), Baseline Algometer (66 Lb / 30 Kg) and Informed Consent Form were used. Lidocaine Spray, Benzocaine Spray and Alcohol were used in research groups. Private health insurance was provided for all patients included in the study for complications arising from the procedure. The data obtained from the research were evaluated in computer environment using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 statistics package program.