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Buffering the Suffering of Breast Lymphoscintigraphy

Rex M. Holliday, Manoj K. Jain, Joseph M. Accurso, Akash Sharma, Sara R. Harrison, Debora L. Aloszka and Andrew W. Bowman
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2020, 48 (1) 51-53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.119.230011
Rex M. Holliday
1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; and
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Joseph M. Accurso
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Akash Sharma
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Sara R. Harrison
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Debora L. Aloszka
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    TABLE 1

    Pain Scores for Patients Undergoing Lymphoscintigraphy

    Pain scoreNo lidocaine or sodium bicarbonate (n = 10)Lidocaine and sodium bicarbonate (n = 28)
    Mean3.45 (SD, 1.88)0.50 (SD, 1.32)*
    Median3.25 (range, 1–6)0.00 (range, 0–5)
    • ↵* P = 0.001

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    TABLE 2

    Technologist Satisfaction Scores for Lymphoscintigraphy Procedure

    Satisfaction scale scoreNo lidocaine or sodium bicarbonate (n = 10)Lidocaine and sodium bicarbonate (n = 10)
    Mean7.3 (SD, 1.6)9.9 (SD, 0.3)*
    Median8 (range, 5–9)10 (range, 9–10)
    • ↵* P = 0.001

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2020, 48 (1) 51-53; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.119.230011

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2020, 48 (1) 51-53; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.119.230011
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