Woman and Man
- | Country :
- Finland
- | organs : -
- | Specialty : -
Extract
Topical Pharyngeal anesthesia (TPA) is widely used during upper endoscopy. Articaine is local anaesthetic that have not been previously evaluated in pharyngeal anesthesia for upper endoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare pharyngeal anesthesia with 4% articaine to placebo (Na0,9%) during gastroscopy in terms of benefit on patients` and endoscopists` satisfaction.
Inclusion criteria
- Gastroscopy