Venipuncture is more effective and less painful than heel lancing for blood tests in neonates

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 882-886

  Larsson, Björn A ^a,c   Tannfeldt, Gunnilla ^a   Lagercrantz, Hugo ^b   Olsson, Gunnar L ^a  

^a Pain Treatment Service   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anesthesia; Heel lancing; Neonates; Phenylketonuria test; Topical; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEEL; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VEIN PUNCTURE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PHLEBOTOMY; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0031949291     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.101.5.882     Document Type: Article

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