Armijo SG, Olvera GA, Hernández SAB, Díaz TBA

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 145-150
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frequency, type and severity of painful procedures that infants undergo in neonatal intensive care.
Methodology: The study included 30 patients admitted who were not under sedation, relaxation, analgesia or other medication. Graduates were eliminated under operating room even with sedation anesthesia and those who were under sedation, relaxation, analgesia or other medication. For pain assessment scale was used PPIP. The data is captured in a database using excel for windows 2007. Statistical analysis was performed by the statistical program STATA version X.
Results: We identified 30 infants in the NICU, which were included in the study. The observation was made during a full day. In performing the procedures was obtained as a result they all had moderate pain: selective aspiration (n = 14) 64.3%, capillary glycemia (n = 26) 69.2%, laboratory puncture (n = 20) 45%, closed-circuit vacuum (n = 9) 55.6%, nasal CPAP (n = 4) 75%, percutaneous catheter (n = 3) 100% and lumbar puncture (n = 3) 100%.
Conclusions: It is now recognized that the infant is able to perceive pain, which was found with the study showing that infants who underwent painful procedures were unchanged according to the scale of measurement on them.

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