Pain Response to Procedural Pain in Premature Infants

摘要: Purpose: To explore premature infants’ pain response to routine procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: The participants were 56 preterm infants who showed 149 responses 8 high frequency which evaluated using Premature Infant Pain Scale (PIPS). Videotaped recording was used for data collection. Data analyzed with descriptive analysis, paired t-test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results: PIPS scores each procedure as follows; removal of central catheter dressing, 6.17 (2.04), venous sampling, 6.12 (2.87), intramuscular injection, 6.05 (2.38), insertion a peripheral line, 5.38 (2.16), feeding tube, 4.40 (1.34), heel stick, 4.33 (1.23), 4.00 (2.12), endotracheal suctioning, 2.90 (1.25). score negatively correlated gestational age (r=-.218, p=.007) birth weight (r=-.249, p=.002) among general characteristics infants. Conclusion: majority found be painful NICU. Therefore, adequate management related should provided infant