Assessment of novel guarded needle to increase patient comfort and decrease injection time during intravitreal injection
Copyright 2013, SLACK Incorporated.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. - 2013. - 44(2013), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 561-8 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright 2013, SLACK Incorporated. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a novel guarded 33-gauge injection device can make the intravitreal injection procedure faster and more comfortable for patients PATIENTS AND METHODS: Single-center, prospective, randomized interventional study. Seventy participants receiving bilateral injections on the same day had one eye injected with the 33-gauge injection device without a speculum and the other eye injected with a standard 30-gauge needle using a speculum. Length of time needed for the injection procedure was assessed, and subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their comfort level with each device during the injection procedure as well as immediately after, later that evening, and the next day RESULTS: Intravitreal injections using the 33-gauge injection device were significantly faster, but there was no significant difference in the incidence or levels of pain between the two needle types CONCLUSION: The 33-gauge injection device may offer advantages over a standard 30-gauge needle when performing an intravitreal injection |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 05.05.2014 Date Revised 19.11.2015 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2325-8179 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/23258160-20131105-06 |