Tenderfoot Preemie vs a manual lancet: a clinical evaluation

• Published in: Neonatal network Vol. 20; no. 7; p. 31
• Main Authors: Kellam, B, Sacks, L M, Wailer, J L, Kathen, C, McLaurin, C, Doster, C, Schnaible, S, Youmans, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2001
• Subjects: Blood Specimen Collection - adverse effects; Blood Specimen Collection - instrumentation; Blood Specimen Collection - nursing; Female; Heel - blood supply; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature - blood; Male; Neonatal Nursing - methods; Nursing Evaluation Research; Prospective Studies; Time Factors
• ISSN: 0730-0832
• DOI: 10.1891/0730-0832.20.7.31

To compare the amount of time required to collect a blood specimen, the number of heel punctures required, and the rate of hematology re-collections required when using a Monolet lancet vs a Tenderfoot Preemie device. Randomized, two-group, quasi-experimental. Neonates with a birth weight >800 gm were eligible to participate in the study. Twenty subjects were randomized to the Monolet lancet (control) group and 20 to the Tenderfoot Preemie (experimental) group. A total of 157 blood specimens was collected, 89 of which were for hematology testing. For this sample population of preterm infants, less collection time was required, fewer heel punctures were necessary, and a lower re-collection rate occurred with use of the Tenderfoot Preemie than with use of the Monolet lancet.