Parents' willingness to pay for diminishing children's pain during blood sampling

Summary Background: Blood sampling is a frequent medical procedure, very often considered as a stressful experience by children. Local anesthetics have been developed, but are expensive and not reimbursed by insurance companies in our country. We wanted to assess parents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for this kind of drug. Patients and methods: Over 6 months, all parents of children presenting for general (GV) or specialized visit (SV) with blood...