Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Adverse effects (short‐lasting skin reactions) · preterm infants

EMLA may leads to higher adverse effects (short‐lasting skin reactions) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical anaesthesia for needle‐related pain in newborn infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.65 [1.24, 2.19]
3 studies · 272 participants
Low