Study on the two methods of venipuncture in elderly patients

Objective To explore the best method of venipuncture in elderly patients.Method 400 elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases aged over 60 years were sampled randomly.The method of head-on venipuncture and lateral venipuncture were used respectively.Then,the success rate,time-consuming and patients' pain were compared.Results Compared with lateral venipuncture,the success rate was higher in the group of head-on venipuncture(P0.05),and patients' pain were lower(P0.05).There was no significant difference in time-consuming(P0.05).Conclusion Because the elderly patients' vein characterized by sclerosis,poor elasticity and brittleness,it is suitable to use the method of head-on venipuncture.