Oral glucose for pain relief during eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity

Emma Olsson and Mats Eriksson

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, vol. 20, issue 7‐8, 1054-1059

Abstract: Aim. The aim of this study was to determine whether oral glucose could have a pain‐relieving effect during the eye examinations that premature neonates undergo in the screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Background. Studies have shown that orally administered sweet‐tasting solutions reduce signs of pain during painful procedures such as venepuncture and heel sticks on premature and full‐term infants. This effect has not yet been proven during the eye examinations for the screening of retinopathy of prematurity. Design. Randomised, controlled, double‐blind study. Method. Thirty infants born before 32 weeks of gestation and/or weighing

Date: 2011
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