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Virtual reality for managing pain and fear and anxiety during pediatric needle procedures: an umbrella review

Thomas Saliba, Guillaume Fahrni

Needle-involving procedures often cause significant pain and anxiety, particularly in the pediatric population. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a nonpharmacological tool for alleviating these effects. However, the methodological quality and consistency of current meta-analyses of VR tools remain unclear. Here we performed an umbrella review to evaluate published meta-analyses that assessed the ability of VR to reduce pain, fear,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/cep.2026.01221 [Accepted]

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Needle aspiration as therapeutic management for suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children

Mee Young Baek, Kyung Hee Park, Ju Hee We, Su Eun Park

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(8):801-804. Published online August 31, 2010

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Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the needle aspiration alternative to open surgical drainage of children with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis requiring surgical drainage.

Methods

From January 1998 to June 2008, we retrospectively reviewed 38 children treated with needle aspiration as management with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis instead of open surgical drainage.

Results

All 38 children underwent only 1 puncture. Two patients (5.2%) out...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.8.801

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