Painless Capillary Blood Collection: A Rapid Evaluation of the Onflow Device

Autor: Lara Dominique Noble, Caitlin Dixon, Alison Moran, Charlotte Trottet, Mohammed Majam, Shameema Ismail, Vanessa Tiyamike Msolomba, Kegomoditswe Mathobela, Arthur Queval, Jaya George, Lesley Erica Scott, Wendy Susan Stevens
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 13, Iss 10, p 1754 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13101754
Popis: Blood-based diagnostics are critical for many medical decisions, but mostly rely on venepuncture, which can be inconvenient and painful. The Onflow Serum Gel (Loop Medical SA, Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland) is a novel blood collection device that utilises needle-free technology to collect capillary blood. In this pilot study, 100 healthy participants were enrolled and provided two Onflow collected specimens and one venous blood specimen. Five chemistry analytes (AST, ALT, LDH, potassium, creatinine) and haemolysis were measured per specimen, and laboratory analyte results were compared. Onflow was found to be more acceptable than venepuncture with lower pain ratings, and 96.5% of participants would use the Onflow method again. All phlebotomists (100%) found Onflow intuitive and user-friendly, with ~1 mL of Onflow blood successfully collected from 99% of participants in
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