Background Novel devices based on the emission of near-infrared electromagnetic radiation (NIR) have been developed to minimize venous puncture failures. These instruments produce an "augmented reality" image, in which subcutaneous veins are depicted on a LCD display. We compared the new technique with standard venipuncture in a population of elderly patients. Methods Patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit were randomized to standard or to NIR assisted procedure. Results In the 103 enrolled patients ( age 74 +/- 12 years; standard venipuncture-N = 56; NIR-N = 47), no differences were found in procedure length, number of attempts, and referred pain. With NIR there was a lower incidence of hematomas and fewer anxiety and depressive symptoms. Conclusions The use of the novel NIR-based device is safer and more psychologically tolerable, and it is not associated to an increase of procedure length or number of atte
Effects of a new device to guide venous puncture in elderly critically ill patients: results of a pilot randomized study / Fumagalli S.; Torricelli G.; Massi M.; Calvani S.; Boni S.; Roberts A.T.; Accarigi E.; Manetti S.; Marchionni N.. - In: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1594-0667. - STAMPA. - 29:(2017), pp. 335-339. [10.1007/s40520-016-0547-0]
Effects of a new device to guide venous puncture in elderly critically ill patients: results of a pilot randomized study
Fumagalli S.
;Torricelli G.;Roberts A. T.;Marchionni N.
2017
Abstract
Background Novel devices based on the emission of near-infrared electromagnetic radiation (NIR) have been developed to minimize venous puncture failures. These instruments produce an "augmented reality" image, in which subcutaneous veins are depicted on a LCD display. We compared the new technique with standard venipuncture in a population of elderly patients. Methods Patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit were randomized to standard or to NIR assisted procedure. Results In the 103 enrolled patients ( age 74 +/- 12 years; standard venipuncture-N = 56; NIR-N = 47), no differences were found in procedure length, number of attempts, and referred pain. With NIR there was a lower incidence of hematomas and fewer anxiety and depressive symptoms. Conclusions The use of the novel NIR-based device is safer and more psychologically tolerable, and it is not associated to an increase of procedure length or number of atte
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