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Evaluation of a novel blood collection set for venipuncture in oncology patients with difficult venous access: Impact on sample quality, phlebotomist satisfaction and patient pain perception.
Eur J Oncol Nurs
October 2024
SC Medicina di Laboratorio, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Via Giacomo Venezian, 1 20133 Milan, Italy.
Purpose: Difficult venous access (DVA), characterized by non-visible and non-palpable veins, is common in oncology patients. The objectives of this study were to compare the performances of two blood collection sets in an oncology phlebotomy setting: BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ Push Button (UT-PBBCS) and BD Vacutainer® Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set (SLBCS). The two sets were evaluated to assess whether use of a smaller gauge (G) needle (down-gauging) may reduce patient pain and improve peripheral venous access experience during phlebotomy in oncology patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of a Novel Thin-Walled 25-gauge Needle Push Button Blood Collection Set to a Standard 23-gauge Needle in a Cancer Patient Population.
J Appl Lab Med
March 2023
Clinical Chemistry Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Phlebotomy can be an uncomfortable and even painful experience that increases in likelihood in patients who require frequent blood draws, such as those with cancer. The 25-gauge BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ Push Button Blood Collection Set has a smaller outer bore needle size and unique bevel configuration, which in theory should reduce pain associated with phlebotomy. Smaller needles typically cause less pain, however, they have a higher incidence of compromising the specimen integrity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing Phlebotomy Device Preference and Specimen Quality in an Oncology Outpatient Clinic.
J Appl Lab Med
March 2022
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Background: Oncology patients have frequent venipunctures, which causes scarring, making subsequent draws difficult and painful. Novel blood collection systems may decrease discomfort in patients experiencing repeat blood draws.
Methods: Oncology outpatients (n = 101; criteria excluded 12) were recruited to determine their preference for either of two blood collection systems, the 23-gauge standard BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Set (Standard Push Button system) or the 25-gauge BD Vacutainer UltraTouch Push Button Blood Collection Set (UltraTouch Push Button system).
Evaluation of an improved small gauge needle for venipuncture in children with difficult venous access: Impact on sample quality, phlebotomist satisfaction and patient pain perception.
Clin Chim Acta
January 2020
Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Background: Smaller needles gauge (G) may reduce pain and improve vein access in difficult venous access (DVA). Aims were to compare the performances of two Beckton-Dickinson (BD) Vacutainer® Blood Collection Sets in a pediatric setting: UltraTouch™ Push Button (UT-PBBCS) and Safety-Lok™ (SLBCS).
Materials And Methods: Questionnaires were used to record venipuncture features, patient pain perception and phlebotomist difficulty score.
Evaluation of Pain and Specimen Quality by Use of a Novel 25-Gauge Blood Collection Set With Ultra-Thin Wall Cannula and 5-Bevel Tip Design.
J Appl Lab Med
September 2017
BD Life Sciences-Preanalytical Systems, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Background: Phlebotomy has significant impact on overall patient satisfaction. Smaller gauge needles, such as a 25 gauge, may lessen patient discomfort but increase hemolysis and tube-filling times. Our studies evaluated the effect of a 5-bevel, 25-gauge blood collection set (BCS) with ultra-thin wall cannula [BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ Push Button BCS (UltraTouch)] on patient pain and anxiety compared with two 3-bevel, thin-wall, 23-gauge BCSs [BD Vacutainer® Safety-Lok™ (Safety-Lok) and Greiner Bio-One Vacuette® (Vacuette)].
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