Application of line connection method in femoral vein puncture in neonates

Objective To explore a convenient,rapid,effective method for neonatal femoral vein blood puncture to collect blood samples.Methods 120 neonates were randomly assigned to receive line connection method ( study group ) or femoral vein palpation for lowating puncture site.The success rate of primary puncture and the average time to blood collection were compared between the two groups.Results There was a significant difference in the success rate of primary puncture between the two groups ( study group:96.7％,control group:83.3％,x2=76.8,P＜ 0.015 ).The average time to hlood collection was shorter in the study group than in the control group( t=8.912,P＜ 0.05 ).Conclusiong Line connection method is a more effective,convenient,rapid approach for neonatal femoral vein blood collection and is worth popularizing clinically. Key words: Neonate;  Femoral vein puncture;  Line connection method