The Impact of Blood Sampling Site on Pain Score in Preterm Infants: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

Pourashoori, Zahra; Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher; Safaiyan, Abdolrasoul; Ghorbani, Fatemeh; Arshadi Bostanabad, Mohammad

doi:10.22038/ijp.2017.25179.2134

The Impact of Blood Sampling Site on Pain Score in Preterm Infants: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

Document Type : original article

Authors

¹ MSc Student of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, Department of Pediatrics, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

² Associated Professor of Neonatologist, Pediatric Health Research Center, Medicine faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

³ Road Traffic Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, health sciences Faculty, Tabriz of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

⁴ PhD Candidate of Nursing, Department of Pediatrics, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

⁵ Assisstant Professor of Nursing, Department of Pediatrics, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

10.22038/ijp.2017.25179.2134

Abstract

Background
Blood sampling is a usual and painful procedure on preterm infant. Repeating painful procedures may affect the process of normal brain development and Pain management is important for nurses. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare pain score in two sites of blood sampling in preterm infants.
Materials and Methods
Blood sampling is a usual and painful procedure on preterm infant. Repeating painful procedures may affect the process of normal brain development and Pain management is important for nurses. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare pain score in two sites of blood sampling in preterm infants.
Results
The pain score was significantly higher while sampling was conducted from hand veins compared to scalp veins (p=0.001).The pain score was significantly higher in preterm infants with lower gestational age (28-30 weeks) than the infants with 30-32 weeks of gestation(p=0.048).
Conclusion
The pain score in preterm infants according to ALPS-Neo method was significantly higher while sampling was conducted from hand veins compared to scalp veins. Preterm infants with lower gestational age had also higher pain score.

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