Use of vein-viewing device to assist intravenous cannulation decreases the time and number of attempts for successful cannulation in pediatric patients.

ABSTRACT: Every child who contacts a healthcare setting has a potential for intravenous cannulation (IV) procedure and related pain, fear, and distress. Many of the healthcare professionals recognize that there is a lack of intervention to prevent multiple cannulation attempts and to reduce pain and distress inflicted to children during IV cannulation. A quasi-experimental study was undertaken in pediatric patients to study the effect of a vein-viewing device (VTorch) on IV cannulation procedure. The number of cannulation attempts and time taken for successful cannulation were assessed with the use of this device (experimental group, n = 159) and compared it with the standard procedure (control group, n = 159). The effect of this device in cannulation associated pain, fear, and behavioral distress w

SUBMITTER: Saju AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature