CMAJ

Liposomal lidocaine to improve procedural success rates and reduce procedural pain among children: a randomized controlled trial

Background: Historically, children have been undertreated for their pain, and they continue to undergo painful cutaneous procedures without analgesics. A new topical anesthetic, liposomal lidocaine 4% ...
Healio

Patients report marking buttonhole cannulation on skin makes procedure less painful

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The overall goal for patients and caregivers is a healthy and minimally traumatized access with longevity, few ...
Nature

Ultrasound- versus landmark-guided subclavian vein catheterization: a prospective observational study from a tertiary referral hospital

This was a single-center, observational, prospective study designed to compare the effectiveness of a real-time, ultrasound- with landmark-guided technique for subclavian vein cannulation. Two groups ...
Healio

Patients report less pain during cannulation when listening to music

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a multicenter, single-blind, crossover, randomized trial, researchers examined 121 patients who had undergone ...
Nature

Modified buttonhole cannulation technique for fistulae with aneurysmal dilatation

Researchers at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, have reported on a modified buttonhole cannulation technique involving multiple cannulators, for use in chronic hemodialysis patients with ...