Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 3 · 75%High 0 · 0%

Pain during cannulation · pain treatment during intravenous cannulation

1 finding from 1 review

Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 848 participants
Moderate

Adverse events ‐ pain with topical application · pain treatment during intravenous cannulation

1 finding from 1 review

Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 461 participants
Moderate

First‐attempt success rate · pain treatment during intravenous cannulation

Vapocoolant showed no clear difference in first attempt success compared with placebo/no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.94, 1.06]
6 studies · 812 participants
Moderate

Adverse events · pain treatment during intravenous cannulation

1 finding from 1 review

Vapocoolants (cold spray) for pain treatment during intravenous cannulation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 551 participants
Low