Blood sampling through peripheral venous catheters is reliable.
A study published in Pediatrics shows that blood sampling can reliably be done through peripheral venous catheters that have already been used for intravenous fluids.
This is the latest in a series of systematic reviews from the Welsh Child Protection Systematic Review Group. Child protection is a particularly difficult and sometimes controversial area of paediatrics. Publications such as this are an important element in ensuring that child protection work is conducted as objectively as possible with a robust evidence base.
