Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2664624 | Journal of Pediatric Nursing | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Aiming to minimize pain in a hospitalized child, the purpose of this observational study was to describe characteristics of blood samples collected from pre-existing peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters in pediatric patients. One hundred and fifty blood samples were reviewed for number of unusable samples requiring a specimen to be re-drawn. Success of the blood draw and prevalence of the loss of the PIV following blood collection was also measured. Findings included one clotted specimen, success rate of 91.3%, and 1.3% of PIVs becoming non-functional after collection. Obtaining blood specimens from a pre-existing PIV should be considered in a pediatric patient.
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Authors
Heather Braniff, Ann DeCarlo, Amy Corey Haskamp, Marion E. Broome,