Different Wiping Motions in Phlebotomy

TC Erciyes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nurse's Role

Treatments: Other: circular+vertical motion; Other: circular motion; Other: vertical motion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05189951

817

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted with 90 patients. The phlebotomy site was wiped with circular motion in the group-I, vertical movement in the group-II, and first vertical and then circular motion in the group-III.

Full description

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different wiping motions used in phlebotomy on vein visibility, procedural success, and phlebotomy-related complications.

Background: In phlebotomy practice, many application guidelines or textbooks are used. In these references, it is seen that phlebotomy site is wiped with different motions.

Methods: This study was conducted with 90 patients. The phlebotomy site was wiped with circular motion in the group-I, vertical movement in the group-II, and first vertical and then circular motion in the group-III.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• who are over 18 years old,
• without any psychiatric diseases,
• without vision or hearing problems,
• hospitalized in the internal medicine clinic,
• with platelet counts of 200 000 / mm³ and above,
• 8 cc of blood is ordered for lab test and
• individuals who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• having a local or systemic infection,
• having vascular disease,
• having an immunopathological problem,
• scarring, psoriasis, active dermatitis in the phlebotomy site,
• having peripheral nerve disease,
• having peripheral neuropathy,
• patients with coagulation disorder,
• individuals who don't volunteered to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

circular motion

Experimental group

Description:

The phlebotomy site was wiped in a circular motion from the center outwards, approximately 5x5 cm wide.

Treatment:

Other: circular motion

vertical motion

Experimental group

Description:

The phlebotomy site was wiped vertically from top to bottom with a single maneuver.

Treatment:

Other: vertical motion

first vertical then circular motion

Experimental group

Description:

The phlebotomy site was first vertically wiped from top to bottom with a single maneuver, and then it was wiped in a circular motion from the center to the outside. Different swabs were used in both wipes.

Treatment:

Other: circular+vertical motion