Observation on effect of folded infusion tube on infants" scalp venepuncture / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To probe into the clinic effect of folded infusion tube which can produce negative pressure on increasing the success rate of infants' scalp venepuncture. Methods 200 infant patients were divided into the control group and the observation group with 100 cases in each group. The control group used routine venepuncture method, while folded infusion tubes are used in the obser-ration group. The end of infusion tubes were folded by 0.5 cm and clamped well. When the needle has been punctured under an infant patient's scalp, the clamp could be loosed so that there was a little neg-ative pressure in the tube. Then the situation of natural revehent blood and success rate of scalp venepuncture were observed in the two groups. Results Rate of natural revehent blood in the control group was 72%, and success rate of scalp venepuncture was 87%. Rate of natural revehent blood in the observation group was 97%, and success rate of scalp venepuncture was 97%. Rate of natural revehent blood and success rate of scalp venepuncture in the observation group were both higher than those of the control group. Conclusions Folded infusion tube can immediately judge whether the needle is punctured inside the blood vessel and effectively increase the success rate of scalp venepuncture.