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Patients' perceptions of pain with spinal, intramuscular, and venous injections

2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 355; Issue: 9209 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02045-6

1474-547X

Bruno Simini,

Shoulder Injury and Treatment

Most of 46 patients believed that spinal injection would be more painful than intramuscular or intravenous injections. The reverse proved true: spinal injections were perceived to be less painful than the other two procedures. Intramuscular injections should be avoided. Local anaesthesia should be given for lumbar punctures and intravenous cannulation.