Peripheral intravenous cannulation: reducing pain and local complications.

This article outlines the factors that can cause pain for adult patients requiring a PIVC and recommends that the use of local anaesthetics be more widely considered when inserting a cannula. The identification, prevention and clinical management of commonly occurring painful local complications that can arise post-PIVC insertion are also discussed. PMID: 32324463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Br J Nurs Source Type: research