In some patients, inserting intravenous catheters is a painful and tricky affair. Nurse anesthetist Rick van Loon of Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven has developed a technique that dramatically ...
A topical spray reduced pain by 34% in children undergoing intravenous procedures, such as injections and tube insertions (cannulation), compared with a placebo group. The findings from this ...
Abstract This article, the second in a two-part series, provides a step-by-step guide to maintaining vessel health when a peripheral intravenous catheter is inserted. The article should be read in ...