Placebo-controlled randomized double-blind comparison of the analgesic efficacy of lidocaine spray and etofenamate spray in pain control of rib fractures.

Background: As far as we could detect, we could not find any study in literature on the analgesic efficacy of spray forms of lidocaine and etofenamate in rib fractures. In this study, our aim is to empirically compare the analgesic efficacy of etofenamate spray, lidocaine 10% spray and placebo spray in the management of pain secondary to trauma secondary to isolated rib fractures.

Methods: The study was designed according to a single-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study model.