International journal of nursing studies
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of the BuzzyⓇ device to reduce or prevent pain in children undergoing needle-related procedures: The results from a prospective, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority study.
Pain from needle-related procedures in children can alter pain perception, increase pain sensitivity, and generate inappropriate pain responses. Currently pain management includes the use of lidocaine-containing patches, which is complicated to manage in a busy medical setting such as a vaccination centre. We assessed the BuzzyⓇ device, which combines vibration and cold, to manage pain in children undergoing a needle-related procedure, compared to the standard lidocaine patch. ⋯ Our study failed to show that the BuzzyⓇ device was not inferior to the lidocaine patch in managing pain in children undergoing needle-related procedures. Tweetable abstract: Pain management in children undergoing a needle-related procedure vaccination: which efficacy for BuzzyⓇ device as an alternative to lidocaine patch? A prospective, randomised study.
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The involvement of family members in the ward rounds is a novel but under-researched family-centered care intervention in adult intensive care units, with limited evidence on the impact it has on patient and family-centered outcomes. ⋯ Most studies reported improved family satisfaction as the main outcome. Future research should focus on longitudinal patient and family-centered outcomes, including mental health outcomes, and on qualitative data to understand the processes, barriers, and facilitators to implement family-centered rounds in intensive care units.