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. 2014 Dec 23;2014(12):CD009742. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009742.pub2

1. Local anaesthetic used.

Local anaesthetic Study
2% lignocaine with 1:80000 adrenaline Al‐Bahlani 2001; Leong 2007; Sammons 2007
2% lignocaine with 1:200000 adrenaline Coulthard 2006
2% lignocaine with 1:100000 adrenaline Townsend 2009; Watts 2009
2% lignocaine Rashad 1990
4% lignocaine with 1:80000 adrenaline McWilliams 2007
0.5% bupivacaine with 1:200000 adrenaline Anand 2005
3% prilocaine 0.03 U/ml felypressin Noble 1994
4 mg/kg lignocaine (delivered as spray) Elhakim 1993
0.25% bupivacaine (topical) with 1:4000 adrenaline Gazal 2004
0.25% bupivacaine (topical) with 1:200000 adrenaline Andrzejowski 2002; Quirke 2005