Sucrose with or without non-nutritive sucking appears to reduce pain intensity during and 30 seconds after venipuncture.

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, ...

A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, examined clinical variables that influence the volume of blood collected for blood cultures. Researchers conducted the study at an ...

THE success of chronic hemodialysis in terminal renal failure depends on repeated access to blood vessels that will provide a continuous flow of up to 250 to 300 ml. per minute. A technic was ...

Though not as common as small rodents in laboratory settings, bats are being increasingly used in research studies. Knowledge of proper blood sampling techniques is essential for care and management ...

February 2, 2010 — Routine use of sterile gloves before venipuncture may reduce rates of blood culture contamination by approximately 50%, according to the findings of a new randomized crossover trial ...

According to the group of former Stanford engineers turned entrepreneurs who founded Veebot, up to 25% of all venipuncture procedures don't draw blood on the first stick. In case you're wondering, ...

Techniques for jugular, basilic and medial metatarsal venipuncture in psittacine birds are discussed in detail. Although the number of animals used in the US for research annually is documented, birds ...