Most patients need at least one peripheral intravenous cannula (also referred to as intravenous atheter) (PIVC) during their hospital stay for IV fluids and medications, b clood products or nutrition.

In this report, the authors evaluated the utility of a topical cooling spray as a way to reduce pain during intravenous cannulation in an emergency department setting. The study group compared 103 ...

Objectives To compare the effect of topical skin anaesthetic agents on the discomfort and anxiety associated with venous cannulation. Design Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, within ...

Background: Established noninvasive pharmacologic means of alleviating pain and anxiety in children undergoing intravenous cannulation are time-consuming, and thus impractical for routine use in the ...

An IV team at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool addressed a gap in service provision by integrating ultrasound-guided cannulation into their trust's service. This initiative won the Patient Safety ...

Article: McCallum L, Higgins D (2012) Care of peripheral venous cannula sites. Nursing Times; 108: 34/35, 12-15. Peripheral venous catheters are commonly used in hospitals to deliver intravenous ...

No publicly available evidence was found on the AccuVein AV400 model. Two randomised controlled trials in children and 2 poster presentations on the AccuVein AV300 (provided by the device's UK ...

A topical spray reduced pain by 34 percent in children undergoing intravenous procedures, such as injections and tube insertions, compared with a placebo group. The findings from this double-blind, ...

Peripheral venous access may be needed in a variety of clinical settings to obtain one-off blood samples (venepuncture) or to provide prolonged access to the bloodstream for blood sampling or giving ...