A Sorrow Shared Is a Sorrow Halved? Patient and Parental Anxiety Associated with Venipuncture in Children before and after Liver Transplantation

• Main Authors: Antonia J. Kaluza (Author), Anna Lisa Aydin (Author), Berrit L. Cordes (Author), Gianna Ebers (Author), Albert Fuchs (Author), Christiane Konietzny (Author), Rolf van Dick (Author), Ulrich Baumann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Taking blood via venipuncture is part of the necessary surveillance before and after liver transplantation. The spectrum of response from children and their parents is variable, ranging from a short and limited aversion to paralyzing phobia. The aim of this retrospective, cross-sectional study was t...