| Title |
Effects of a new device to guide venous puncture in elderly critically ill patients: results of a pilot randomized study
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| Published in |
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40520-016-0547-0 |
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| Authors |
Stefano Fumagalli, Gionatan Torricelli, Marta Massi, Silvia Calvani, Serena Boni, Anna T. Roberts, Elisabetta Accarigi, Stefania Manetti, Niccolò Marchionni |
| Abstract |
Novel devices based on the emission of near-infrared electromagnetic radiation (NIR) have been developed to minimize venous puncture failures. These instruments produce an "augmented reality" image, in which subcutaneous veins are depicted on a LCD display. We compared the new technique with standard venipuncture in a population of elderly patients. Patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit were randomized to standard or to NIR assisted procedure. In the 103 enrolled patients (age 74 ± 12 years; standard venipuncture-N = 56; NIR-N = 47), no differences were found in procedure length, number of attempts, and referred pain. With NIR there was a lower incidence of hematomas and fewer anxiety and depressive symptoms. The use of the novel NIR-based device is safer and more psychologically tolerable, and it is not associated to an increase of procedure length or number of attempts. |
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