Vapocoolant spray for intravenous cannulation pain: a Prospective, randomized controlled trial

Introduction: Peripheral intravenous (IV) cannulation are routine procedures in emergency department (ED) admissions. Vapocoolant sprays have a potential advantage over other topical agents.We aimed to see how effective vapocoolant spray was reducing pain during versus control group this study. Materials and Methods: This is prospective, randomized study consisting of patients who were admitted the ED. The included aged 18 applied ED had IV cannulation. divided into 2 groups as groups. Age, gender, dominant hand status all patient recorded. Side effects observed after application. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), which most widely used scale measure pain, used. Results: 206 individuals randomized. mean age 46.40±16.44 years, while it 46.75±17.49 years for group. found significantly lower VAS values than (1.47±1.32 vs. 3.97±1.97 p<0.001). It that spray-applied percentage terms moderate (VAS>3 cm) compared (7.8% vs 58.3%, Besides, severe (VAS>5.4 be (1% 20.4%, Conclusion: can effectively mitigate associated with pre-IV procedure an alternative method departments.