Reducing Pain in Children with High DIVA score During PIC Insertion – A Preliminary Report
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Merve GÜMÜŞ, Ayşe KAHRAMAN, Şeyda Binay, Figen YARDIMCI, Didar Zümrüt BAŞBAKKAL, Şükriye Ergül Güven
PEDIATRICS, International, WoS, 2020, vol 146, pp 591-592
DOI: 10.1542/peds.146.1_meetingabstract.591-a
Summary
PURPOSE: We have previously shown that the use of a Vein Finder (Veinlite PEDI), can improve the first time success rate for peripheral intravenous catheters (PIC) insertion in children (1). Our purpose, with this new study, is to determine if the pain associated with PIC insertion can be reduced in the Difficult IV Access (DIVA) patients by the use of a vein …