In this report, the authors evaluated the utility of a topical cooling spray as a way to reduce pain during intravenous cannulation in an emergency department setting. The study group compared 103 ...

Catheters can be stressful for the children who need them—and for their parents.(Getty Images) Inefficient practices around IV treatment cost the Australian health system at least $700 million a year ...

An IV team at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool addressed a gap in service provision by integrating ultrasound-guided cannulation into their trust's service. This initiative won the Patient Safety ...

The nation’s health ministers have set up a response group to address the shortage of IV fluids in Australian hospitals, which could last all year. Health ministers, including federal minister Mark ...

Background: Established noninvasive pharmacologic means of alleviating pain and anxiety in children undergoing intravenous cannulation are time-consuming, and thus impractical for routine use in the ...