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The effect of three different nonpharmacological methods on cannulation success during peripheral intravenous
1General Surgery Clinic, İstanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, İstanbul, 34865, Turkey.
Background:
Peripheral intravenous catheterization is frequently performed in emergency units, but it is a procedure which is difficult for healthcare professionals and painful for patients. The primary objective of the present study was to examine the effect on venous dilation, procedure duration and pain severity of local heat, cold and vibration applications performed on the intervention area before peripheral intravenous catheterization in adults. The second objective of the study was to examine the effects of age and gender variables on the participants' pain intensity levels.
Methods:
A single-blinded randomized controlled trial. The study included 120 adults who were randomly selected between March and August 2023. One application group (n = 30) received local heat application, one group (n = 30) received local cold application, and one (n = 30) received local vibration using the Buzzy® device. The applications, to the site of the peripheral intravenous catheterization, lasted one minute. The control group (n = 30) received standard peripheral intravenous catheterization application. The groups' vein dilation was assessed with the vein assessment scale, pain felt during catheterization with the visual analog scale, and the duration of the procedure with a chronometer.
Results:
It was found that the venous dilation of the cold application group was significantly higher (p = 0.010, p = 0.015 respectively) and procedure duration was shorter (p = 0.013, p < 0.001 respectively) than that of the heat and vibration application groups, and its pain severity was significantly lower (p = 0.002, p = 0.001 and p = 0.001 respectively) than that of the control group and the heat and vibration application groups.
Conclusions:
It was determined that local cold application for one minute to the area of peripheral intravenous catheterization increased venous dilation, shortened application time, and reduced pain.
Trial Registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06378424, retrospectively registered 20/04/2024.
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