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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2023; 11(33): 7965-7971
Published online Nov 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i33.7965
Fever glove hand-shake method safe blood collection from children's fingertips in COVID-19 fever clinic
Ling Luo, Wei-Li Qin, Han-Mei Huang, Zhi-Hong Ou, Zhi-Hua Peng
Ling Luo, Han-Mei Huang, Department of Infectious Diseases, Guilin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guilin 541000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Wei-Li Qin, Department of Emergency, Guilin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guilin 541000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Zhi-Hong Ou, Laboratory, Guilin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guilin 541000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Zhi-Hua Peng, Department of Nursing, Guilin Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guilin 541000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Author contributions: Luo L and Peng ZH contributed equally to this work; Luo L, Qin WL, Huang HM, Ou ZH, and Peng ZH designed the research study; Luo L, Qin WL, Huang HM, Ou ZH, and Peng ZH performed the research; Luo L and Peng ZH analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Health Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Application for Self Funded Research Projects, No. Z20210159.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the [Guilin Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital] Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Hua Peng, MNurs, Director of Nursing Department, Department of Nursing, Guilin Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, No. 2 Lingui Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. shiyin202308@163.com
Received: August 30, 2023
Peer-review started: August 30, 2023
First decision: September 13, 2023
Revised: September 21, 2023
Accepted: November 17, 2023
Article in press: November 17, 2023
Published online: November 26, 2023
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, the fever clinic is an important link for screening and diagnosing whether a patient is infected with the novel coronavirus. Blood collection from children’s fingertips is a commonly used detection method; however, in children, the blood collection process may cause discomfort and resistance. To address this problem, the use of heating gloves combined with hand swinging can be considered for fingertip blood collection in children.

AIM

To explore the application of fever gloves with the handshaking method for fingertip blood collection from children in fever clinics during the COVID-19 epidemic.

METHODS

A total of 100 children were selected for fingertip blood collection at the fever clinic of our hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 and were divided into two groups using a randomized numerical table method, with 50 cases in each group, including the control and observation groups. The patients in the control group followed the doctor's instructions to cooperate with the routine fingertip blood collection method, and the patients in the observation group followed the doctor's instructions to cooperate with the static fever gloves with the shaking hands method of children's fingertip blood collection. The level of the six blood routine and collection indexes, and the satisfaction of the examination of the patients in the peripheral blood group and the fever gloves with the shaking hands method of the children's fingertip blood collection group were compared.

RESULTS

The red and white blood cell count, hemoglobin, and red blood cell pressure volume in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05); the platelet count in the control group was lower than that in the observation group (P < 0.05); the number of times of squeezing the fingertip, the average time of blood collection, and the score of puncture pain in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (P < 0.05); and satisfaction with the routine blood examination in the observation group was greater than that in the control group.

CONCLUSION

The application value of the fever gloves with shaking hands method for children's fingertip blood collection was better, the accuracy of examination indexes was higher, and patient satisfaction with the examination was greater.

Keywords: Fever gloves; Shaking hands method; Peripheral blood; Index; Puncture; Satisfaction

Core Tip: The research results can evaluate the application effect of heating gloves combined with the hand-swinging method for fingertip blood collection in children. If fever gloves combined with flicking can reduce children's discomfort and resistance and improve the effect of blood collection, they can be applied to fever clinics during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic to improve the success rate of children’s fingertip blood collection and patient experience.