[EMLA for anesthesia of puncture sites for large lumen indwelling venous catheters for autologous plasma and erythrocyte concentrate donation].

Objective: The analgetic effect of EMLA-Creme (Lidocaine-Prilocaine-Cream) was studied in 52 patients undergoing preoperative autologous blood and/or plasma donation.

Method: 95 venous punctures were performed with a 18 G or 16 G cannula. Puncture pain was estimated by the patients using a visual analog painscore (VAS 0-100).

[Preoperative risk assessment of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and relevance for anesthesia and intra- and postoperative course].

Background: Patients suffering from muscle disorders have an elevated anesthetic risk, i.e. to develop malignant hyperthermia or rhabdomyolysis.