• 1. Department of Neonatology, Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Nursing Department, Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Pediatrics, Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066000, P. R. China;
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of non-nutritional sucking and 10% glucose water plus non-nutritional sucking in relieving the venipuncture pain for premature infants. Method A total of 167 premature infants between April and December 2014 were selected as our study subjects, and they were randomly divided into three groups:intervention group Ⅰ (n=53), intervention group Ⅱ (n=58), and the control group (without any intervention, n=56). Two minutes before venous indwelling needle puncture, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate of the infants were recorded during their quiet state. In the process of venipuncture, the intervention group Ⅰ was given non-nutritional sucking, intervention group Ⅱ was given 10% glucose water plus non-nutritional sucking, and the control group did not accept any intervention. Premature pain rating scale (PIPP) was used to compare the three groups of infants in terms of pain score, heart rate and blood oxygen saturation 1 minute and 5 minutes after intravenous indwelling needle puncture. SPSS 17.0 software was applied for statistical analysis. Results Of the 167 premature infants, one-time puncture was successful in 152 infants, with 46 in intervention group Ⅰ, 54 in intervention group Ⅱ, and 52 in control group. One minute after intravenous indwelling needle puncture, PIPP score of intervention group Ⅰ and Ⅱ was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). The PIPP score of intervention group Ⅱ was significantly lower than that of intervention group Ⅰ (P<0.05). One minute and 5 minutes after intravenous indwelling needle puncture, heart rate in the intervention groups was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05), blood oxygen saturation in the intervention groups was signficantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), and they were significantly lower in intervention group Ⅱ than in intervention group Ⅰ (P<0.05). Conclusions Non-nutritional sucking is effective in alleviating venipuncture pain for premature infants, especially when it is used together with 10% glucose water. The method is worthy of clinical promotion.

Citation: DaiShufang, ZhouFuxia, CaiHaiyan, LiXuechao. Observation on the Clinical Efficacy of Two Intervention Methods in Alleviating Venipuncture Pain for Premature Infants. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(7): 1273-1276. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600346 Copy

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