Blood Drawing Procedure Clinical Trial
Official title:
Impact of Near Infrared Light in Paediatric Blood Drawing Centre on Rate of First Attempt Success and Time of Procedure
Reaching a peripheral venous access or making a blood sample in a scared infant or toddler
can be challenging even for experienced nurses o pediatricians. Up to 60% of children report
pain and distress during venipuncture and multiple attempts can result in more difficult
physical and emotional conditions for subsequent insertions so that the procedure should be
performed with the less number of punctures as possible. In about one third of children, more
than one attempt is required to achieve peripheral intravenous cannulation. In the last
years, specific tools have been developed to enhance the success in venipuncture or
incannulation. Near-infrared (NIR) technology consists on light-emitting diodes placed
underneath the hand, that makes vessels visible by projecting the processed image in a green
light directly on to the puncture site. According to previous studies, NIR had shown a trend
in reduction of time employed for a blood sample, in children younger of 6 yr.
The aim of this trial is to investigate if the use of the VeinViewer® in a pediatric blood
drawing center could decrease time spent to perform the procedure and improve the rate of
first attempt success.
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