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Vapocoolant Spray Prior to Heparin Injection Reduces Pain in Lower Extremity Surgery Patients

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March 2021

Vapocoolant Spray Prior to Heparin Injection Reduces Pain in Lower Extremity Surgery Patients

Vol: 14| Issue: 1| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of Vapocoolant Spray Prior to SC LMWH Injection: An Experimental Study

Clin Nurs Res. 2021 Feb;30(2):127-134. doi: 10.1177/1054773818825486

Contributing Authors:
N Unal B Tosun O Aslan S Tunay

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Seventy-two patients 18 years or older scheduled to undergo a lower extremity surgery were included in this study comparing vapocoolant spray application prior to low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection vs. a placebo water spray prior to LMWH injection. Patients received two LMWH injections, in the right arm on day 1 and the left arm on day 2, and were randomized to receive either vapocoolan...

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