Children peripheral cannula used during the application of the cardiovascular imaging effects on pain and anxiety

Children's vascular structures being small and lack of subcutaneous fat tissue makes peripheral cannula applications difficult and may cause lots of attempt to be made. This study was made with the aim of determining the effects of using vascular imaging device in 9-12 years age group of children on children's pain and anxiety. The research was carried out as randomized controlled trial with 80 pediatric patients between 9 to 12 age group who were treated at Zonguldak BEÜ Health Research Center and Pediatrics and agreed to join the research between 01.03.2015 - 01.03.2016. The data was achieved using personal information form that was developed in accordance with the literature by the examiner, facial expressions rating scale, state anxiety scale, vascular imaging device and a peripheral cannula. Both groups were applied to the state anxiety scale before and after the procedure, the facial expressions rating scale was evaluated during the procedure. In terms of children's pain feeling status during the peripheral cannula application (p=0.003<0.05), the processing time (p=0.000<0.05), the transaction number of attempts (p=0.04<0.05) and facial expressions rating scale score averages (p=0.000<0.05) ; statistically significant difference was found between experimental and control groups (p<0.05) in the statistical analysis that was made. While there wasn't any difference in terms of the state anxiety scales average points of children who constitutes experimental and control groups before the procedure (p=0.766<0.05) ; a statistically significant difference between experimental and control groups was found to be at an advanced level in terms of post processing state anxiety levels (p=0.000<0.05). The state anxiety scale score of the children in the experimental groups after the procedure (33.250±4.01) is found to be lower than the state anxiety scale averange scrore of the children in the control group after the procedure (37.420±4.51). As a result ; it is determined that using vascular imaging device in children living pain and anxiety during peripheral cannula application reduces this pain and anxiety and shortens the durations of the initiative.