PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Rushforth, J. A. AU - Griffiths, G. AU - Thorpe, H. AU - Levene, M. I. TI - Can topical lignocaine reduce behavioural response to heel prick? AID - 10.1136/fn.72.1.F49 DP - 1995 Jan 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition PG - F49--F51 VI - 72 IP - 1 4099 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/72/1/F49.short 4100 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/72/1/F49.full SO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed1995 Jan 01; 72 AB - In a randomised, double blind, controlled study the ability of 5% lignocaine ointment to reduce the behavioural response to heel lance in 30 healthy neonates was assessed. Five per cent lignocaine ointment applied to the heel under an occlusive dressing for one hour before heel prick did not reduce the infants' behavioural response to the heel prick procedure.