• Mr. Ikhlakh Hussain Mallah
• Mandeep Kaur
• Simaranjit Kaur

Ice massage technique produces analgesia when massage is given with a solid piece of ice, either an ice cube or ice lollypop is wrapped with a small towel, leaving one surface free. Ice massage is normally performed in a slow, circular motion over a small area. An area of 10-15 cm2 needs to be ice massaged for up to 10 minutes or until numbness is felt and the physiological effects starts to appear. A special acupuncture source point, has been used as an acupuncture point for treating peripheral circulatory failure in the hand. The research design adopted was quasi experimental post-test design without control group. The study was conducted in tertiary care hospital Bathinda Punjab. Convenience Sampling technique was adopted to select the desired sample. The sample size was 60. As an intervention, huge point ice massage and lidocaine 2% injection was administered for two different groups. The data was collected through Standardized Numerical Pain rating scale. The collected data were analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. ‘t’ test was used to evaluate the effectiveness of huge point ice massage and lidocaine 2% injection on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) puncture related pain among patients undergoing hemodialysis. The findings of the present study revealed that the post-test mean score Arteriovenous Fistula puncture pain by using Unpaired t Test was 4.63 (46.33%) in Group A and was non-significant at p = 0.859, while in Group B the post-test mean score by using Unpaired t Test was 4.53 (45.33%) and was non-significant at p = 0.85.

Assess, huge point, Lidocaine, AVF, puncture, pain

"A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of Hegu point ice massage and lidocaine 2% injection on reduction of pain among patients undergoing hemodialysis during arteriovenous fistula (AVF) puncture at tertiary care hospital Bathinda, Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.g420-g423, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107787.pdf

"A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of Hegu point ice massage and lidocaine 2% injection on reduction of pain among patients undergoing hemodialysis during arteriovenous fistula (AVF) puncture at tertiary care hospital Bathinda, Punjab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppg420-g423, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107787.pdf