Children are scared of injections whether pricked or not, venipuncture and intravenous (IV) cannula insertions frequently cause pain and anxiety in pediatric patients. A previous study revealed that both fear and anxiety during the blood collection process diminished patient cooperation, resulting in multiple pricks.
Recent research reports that UltraTouch Push Button Blood Collection Set (UTPBBCS) is deemed to be the appropriate blood collection device for the paediatric population due to design elements contributing to less painful experience.
This study is seen in the Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health published by Scientific Scholar.
Medical Dialogues team interacted with the lead author of the study, Dr. Dhruv Mamtora, Head of laboratory and HIC, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital For Children and Quality and accreditation co-ordinator, Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital, Mumbai, India
Dr Dhruv gave his insights on the following-
1. What was the very first motivation to conduct a study with the aim of addressing pain and anxiety reduction and comfort for paediatric patients?
2. On the ground level of clinical practice and handling paediatric patients, how unique are such techniques, and what is the real-time advantage they provide in terms of overall clinical experience?
3. How have been the experience of publishing with the journal and that with Scientific Scholar?
