Comparison of capillary blood sampling using an automated incision device with and without warming the heel.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if heel warming prior to heelstick increases the volume of blood collected compared to no warming. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial involving 100 preterm and term infants requiring capillary blood sampling (CBS), randomized to receive warming (Control) (n=50) or nonw...
| Published in: | Journal of Perinatology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 154 - 159 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Mar2002
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |