Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · May 2001
Review[Oral sugar solutions in pain therapy of neonates and premature infants].
We review the efficacy of oral sugar solutions for treating procedural pain in neonates and address the following questions: Do newborns need analgesic therapy for procedural pain during blood sampling? How do sugars influence pain-reactions of neonates? What is the efficacy of sugar solutions in clinical practice? ⋯ Sugar solutions effectively relieve procedural pain during blood sampling in neonates. Additional studies are needed to determine the minimal effective dose and the efficacy and side effects of repeated sugar doses in the same patient.
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · May 2001
[Comparison of effects of endotracheal suction and surfactant administration on hemodynamics and oxygenation of premature infants--a near infrared spectroscopy study].
Aim of this study was to assess whether the decrease in heart rate and oxygen saturation occurring acutely after bolus administration of surfactant is different from the effect of endotracheal suctioning and whether there are effects on cerebral haemodynamics and oxygenation. ⋯ Acute decreases in heart rate and oxygen saturation during bolus administration of surfactant are equal to effects occurring during endotracheal suctioning. However, the decrease in oxygen saturation is shorter and more importantly, no decrease in cerebral oxygenation occurs.