Comparison of the Pain-relieving Effects of Human Milk, Sucrose, and Distilled Water during Examinations for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Child Health Nursing Research
;
: 255-261, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-763260
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study compared the pain-relieving effects of human milk, sucrose, and distilled water during examinations for retinopathy of prematurity.METHODS:
Forty-five preterm infants were randomly assigned to receive a pacifier dipped in one of three solutions human milk (n=14), 24% sucrose (n=15), or distilled water (n=16), 2 minutes before an eye examination. Their pain score, pulse rate, and oxygen saturation were measured at three time points 5 minutes before the examination, 30 seconds after speculum introduction, and 2 minutes after the examination.RESULTS:
The infants' mean gestational age and weight at birth were 33.1±2.1 weeks and 1,842±470 g, respectively. There were no between-group differences in pain relief during the eye examination. The pain score significantly increased both during (p<.001) and after the examinations (p=.003). Oxygen saturation decreased during the examinations (p<.001); however, the infants in the 24% sucrose group showed higher oxygen saturation (p=.047) during the examinations than the infants in the other groups.CONCLUSION:
Sucking on a pacifier dipped in human milk or 24% sucrose did not reduce the pain associated with eye examinations in preterm infants. Pacifiers dipped in sucrose can be used to maintain better oxygen saturation during these examinations.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Oxygen
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Sucrose
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Surgical Instruments
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Retinopathy of Prematurity
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Infant, Premature
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Water
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Gestational Age
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Pacifiers
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Parturition
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Heart Rate
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Child Health Nursing Research
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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