RESULTS
Pain, pain
In the study period, 234 children aged 8.8 ± 5.1 years (range: 1 month–17.9 years), 119 of whom were girls (50.8%) were enrolled in the study; all patients underwent percutaneous antecubital venipuncture. The 3 age groups (0 and <3 years, between ≥3 and <8 years, ≥8 years) included 46 (19.6%), 54 (23.1%), and 134 (57.3%) patients, respectively. Every child was randomized (1:1) so that 117 patients were included in the BUZZY group and the other 117 in the NO BUZZY group; the children's mean ages were 8.9 ± 5.1 years and 8.7 ± 5.1 years in the intervention and control groups, respectively (Study PopulationBold values denote statistical significance at the IQR indicates interquartile range; M, mean.Correlation between age of the subjects and pain scores (r = −0.518, Pain scores (mean ± SD) in the study cohort and in the 3 age groups; we found significantly lower scores in the BUZZY groups. Note that pain scores are higher in younger children, in agreement with the correlation analysis.