New syringes for arterial blood sampling.
Two new syringes for arterial blood sampling were compared. Fifty syringes of each type were randomly tested in awake patients and no significant differences were found regarding time taken to collect samples, or the pain experienced by the patient. Air bubbles were found in, and blood leaked, from the Pulsator syringes significantly more often than from the Radiometer B 129 syringes (p less than 0.005).
D001158:Arteries; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013594:Syringes; D013997:Time Factors