Arterial Blood Gas Sampling: 23G Versus 25G Needle - A Randomised Control Study to Compare Pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain in arterial blood gas sampling; Complications related to arterial blood gas sampling; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000957291
• Lead Sponsor: Westmead Hospital Emergency Department

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

All patients presenting to the emergency department who need to undergo arterial blood gas analysis as part of their diagnostic work up will be considered candidates for the study provided they do not fulfil the absolute exclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with altered mental/cognitive/medical state either acute or chronic deemed not able to convey pain score accurately.
2. Unwell patients who require urgent medical intervention which precludes informed consent such as Category 1 patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The degree of pain experienced by patients during an arterial blood gas puncture with different gauge needles measured on a 10cm visual analogue scale assessed after each puncture.[June 2010 to July 2012]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The success rates & complications assessed once during an arterial blood gas puncture with different gauge needles. Procedural difficulty measured on a 10cm visual analogue scale.[June 2010 to July 2012]