From AHC Media:
n 2002, 28.6 million intravenous (IV) catheters were placed in U.S. emergency departments (EDs).1 Venous cannulation for IV starts and blood draws is the most common procedure in the acute care setting, and cannulation causes moderate to severe pain in a significant number of patients.2
Multiple guidelines from national and international organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Pain Society, and the Society of Infusion Nurses, have been issued for minimizing the predictable pain of IV initiation. However, a survey of U.S. EDs showed that few institutions have practice protocols for decreasing the pain of cannulation.3
This article reviews recent literature on a variety of approaches to decreasing the pain associated with IV cannulation in both adult and pediatric patients.
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Wow,have never heard of this kind of thing.Was a pre nursing student,and a surgical tech student.Sounds like this is as painful as drawing blood from artery to get blood gases.Hope can find a way to decrease pain.IV catheter what’s that used for?Is it like inserting chest tube?Wow,hope I never have to go through that.