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Infant Blood Sample, Neonatal Venipuncture

  • Technique
  1. Venipuncture in dorsum of a newborn's hand
    1. Compared with heel lancing
      1. Less pain
      2. Less time
      3. Less need for repeat sampling
  2. Reference
    1. Larsson (1998) Pediatrics 101: 882-6 [PubMed]