Acta paediatrica
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Analgesia by cooling vibration during venipuncture in children with cognitive impairment.
Children with cognitive impairment experience pain more frequently than healthy children and are more likely to require venipuncture or intravenous cannulation for various procedures. They are frequently unable to report pain and often receive poor pain assessment and management. This study assessed the effectiveness of physical analgesia during vascular access in children with cognitive impairments. ⋯ Cooling vibration analgesia during vascular access reduced pain in children with cognitive impairment.