Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jan 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialAn automatic incision device for obtaining blood samples from the heels of preterm infants causes less damage than a conventional manual lancet.
To evaluate in a randomised blind study the effect on puncture site lesions of two different incision devices used to obtain blood samples from preterm infants by repeated heel sticks. ⋯ The use of an automatic incision device for collecting repeated skin puncture samples from preterm infants is less traumatic than the use of a conventional manual lancet.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jan 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTopical amethocaine gel for pain relief of heel prick blood sampling: a randomised double blind controlled trial.
Heel prick blood sampling is a commonly performed and painful procedure in the newborn infant. Use of a topical local anaesthetic does not relieve this pain. A 4% w/w amethocaine gel (Ametop) reduces the pain of venepuncture in the newborn but has not been tried with heel pricks. ⋯ Topical amethocaine gel does not have a clinically important effect on the pain of heel prick blood sampling and its use for this purpose cannot therefore be recommended. Alternative approaches to the relief of pain from this procedure should be explored.