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Anesth Analg 2006;102:1372-1375
© 2006 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000205741.82299.d6

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

An Evaluation of Efficacy of Balloon Inflation on Venous Cannulation Pain in Children: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

Devendra Gupta, MD, Anil Agarwal, MD, Sanjay Dhiraaj, MD, Manish Tandon, MD, Mukesh Kumar, MD, Ravi Shankar Singh, MBBS, Prabhat K. Singh, MD, and Uttam Singh, PhD

Department of Anesthesia and Biostatistics, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Anil Agarwal, MD, Type IV/48, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226 014, India. Address e-mail to aagarwal{at}sgpgi.ac.in.

Venipuncture is the most common painful event for a hospitalized child. We evaluated the efficacy of balloon inflation for attenuating venipuncture pain in children. Seventy-five pediatric patients aged 6–12 yr, ASA physical status I–II, of either sex, undergoing elective surgery were included in this prospective and randomized study. Patients were randomly divided into 3 equal groups of 25 each; Group I (control), Group II (distraction) pressed a rubber ball, and Group III (balloon) inflated a balloon. A manual venous occlusion was applied on the forearm and venipuncture was performed with a 22-gauge venous cannula. Pain was self-reported by a pain face scale with a 10-cm visual analog scale (VAS) placed at its back, where 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "worst imaginable pain." VAS scores of 1-3 were rated as mild, 4–6 as moderate, and >6 as severe. Median (interquartile range) VAS score in the balloon group was 1 (3), which was reduced as compared with 2 (2) and 4 (2) observed in the distraction and control groups, respectively (P < 0.000). Significant reduction in the incidence and severity of venipuncture pain was also observed in the balloon group compared with the other 2 groups (P < 0.05).




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