Capillary blood sampling: Should the heel be warmed?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Barker, D P ^a,b   Willetts, B ^a   Cappendijk, V C ^a   Rutter, N ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary blood sampling; Heel; Pain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEEL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TECHNIQUE; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEATING; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029912866     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.74.2.f139     Document Type: Article

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