Does Site Matter? Comparing Accuracy and Patient Comfort of Blood Glucose Samples Taken From the Finger and Palm of the Perioperative Patient.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings support AST via the palm of the hand as an accurate and less painful method of obtaining BG results on diabetic patients. PMID: 29157763 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29157763?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - November 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Farmer L, Winfield C, Quatrara B, Letzkus L, Schenck P, Finneran P, Pollak D, McCaskill C, Nealy R, Conaway M Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research