Interesting comment from a patient today, a ketoacidotic diabetic. I
cleansed the skin with an alcohol swab bit she then asked me to wipe the
skin dry as she said that cannulation after cleansing the skin with an
alcohol swab is more painful than cannulation of dry skin. I had never
heard this before and wondered if this was the voice of experience from a
frequently canulated person (20th admission in 18 months with ketoacidosis
but thats another story) or was it her imagination ? Has anyone else had
this experience (either as canulator or canulatee !)
A controlled blinded trial beckons. Any volunteers for cannulation ?
Dr John Ryan
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