Children's veins are small and sometimes difficult to access during necessary medical treatment. When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous (IV) lines in children with presumed ...

In some patients, inserting intravenous catheters is a painful and tricky affair. Nurse anesthetist Rick van Loon of Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven has developed a technique that dramatically ...

A new prototype device for rapid and safe IV insertion reduces pain in hospitalized children. The semi-automatic handheld device, called SAGIV, identifies veins, inserts a needle and withdraws it in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A virtual reality intervention called “Bear Blast” significantly decreased pain and anxiety among children and ...

The University of Miami helps turn clinical breakthroughs into entrepreneurial success. For Eric Peterson, M.D., creating start-ups to market medical inventions that enhance patient care is as ...

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheterization in children is challenging, and success rates vary greatly. We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of ...

Researchers measured child-reported pain, heart rate, parent and healthcare provider satisfaction, ease of procedure performance and parental anxiety for 42 children receiving intravenous placement.

A topical spray may decrease pain in kids undergoing intravenous procedures, a new study has found. In the study, the spray reduced pain by 34 percent in children undergoing intravenous procedures, ...