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Reference to a trial that uses an inactive placebo versus a proven
topical anaesthetic for cannulation in children should be cited as a
failure of medical ethics rather than an advert for a new formulation of
an existing drug. This study has already been criticised in the original
journal (Not Harming - Not Hurting, Conrad V Fernandez e-response eCMAJ)
and I hope that bringing it to a wider audience in Minerva will only
reinforce the view that cannulating children without topical anaesthesia
is unacceptable, even in a drug trial.
Topical anaesthesia for cannulation
Reference to a trial that uses an inactive placebo versus a proven
topical anaesthetic for cannulation in children should be cited as a
failure of medical ethics rather than an advert for a new formulation of
an existing drug. This study has already been criticised in the original
journal (Not Harming - Not Hurting, Conrad V Fernandez e-response eCMAJ)
and I hope that bringing it to a wider audience in Minerva will only
reinforce the view that cannulating children without topical anaesthesia
is unacceptable, even in a drug trial.
Competing interests:
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