Analgesia by cooling vibration during venipuncture in children with cognitive impairment

Abstract

Cooling vibration analgesia during vascular access reduced pain in children with cognitive impairment.

Management of pain in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

“…There is level II evidence of weak quality to support cooling vibration in children with CP, cognitive impairment and no verbal communicative ability, during venepuncture or intravenous cannulation procedures ( p <0.03) . Listening to music during acupuncture did not reduce pain, as measured by child‐self report and nurse proxy‐report …”

Comparison of the effectiveness of three different methods in decreasing pain during venipuncture in children: ball squeezing, balloon inflating and distraction cards

“…, Inal & Canbulat , Schreiber et al . ). Therefore, use of effective methods in pain relief is very important during injection procedures in children.…”

“…Painful medical procedures such as phlebotomy, injections, and vaccinations are frequent medical interventions in children admitted to a hospital. These procedures are sensed as frightening interventions by children (Pillai Riddell et al 2011, Uman et al 2013, Canbulat et al 2014, Inal & Canbulat 2015, Schreiber et al 2016). Therefore, use of effective methods in pain relief is very important during injection procedures in children.…”

The Effıcacy of External Cooling and Vibration on Decreasing the Pain of Local Anesthesia Injections During Dental Treatment in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study

“…Vibration and cold application were used for relieving pain in various situations such as blood collection, vaccination, injection, and peripheral intravenous cannulation, as well as pain management during dental treatment in children, and these applications were found to be effective in pain control. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]…”