TY - JOUR T1 - Advances in Office Anesthesia JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 200 LP - 206 DO - 10.3122/15572625-11-3-200 VL - 11 IS - 3 AU - Edward G. Whealton Y1 - 1998/05/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/11/3/200.abstract N2 - Background: Recent developments in anesthesia applicable to family practice settings are reviewed. Methods: MEDLINE was searched using the key words “EMLA”; “iontophoresis”; “lidocaine,” “tetracaine, adrenaline, cocaine”; and “lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine.” Results and Conclusions: Clinical experience has shown that there is a definite and evolving role for the newer methods of office anesthesia. Patient care can be improved by reducing the discomfort of patient procedures. ER -