Open AccessThe Use of Ice Pack for Pain Associated with Arterial Punctures
Author(s) -
Mohammadreza Bastami,
Arman Azadi,
Masoud Mayel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12657.6336
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , heart rate , mean arterial pressure , pain score , arterial blood , blood pressure , surgery
Arterial punctures for monitoring respiratory problems are one of the most painful procedures in hospitalized patients. The knowledge regarding non-pharmacologic methods of pain management, including cold application is limited.