Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial
ABG needle study: a randomised control study comparing 23G versus 25G needle success and pain scores.
To determine whether a narrower gauge needle used in ABG sampling is associated with lower pain scores and complication rates without increasing the level of difficulty of the procedure. ⋯ There was no significant difference in pain scores experienced by patients undertaking ABG sampling with either a 23G or 25G needle.