Analgesic Effect of Sucrose Solution in Fullterm Newborn : Randomisied Control Trial

Abstract

Randomised prospective studies of 160 normal fullterm newborn admitted at nursery ward, Nakhonpathom hospital from April 1996 to July 1996. By using sucrose solution as analgesic for relieve pain in newborn from venepucture, heel stab or other medical invasive procedures. We divide newborn to 4 groups and use 4 concentration of sucrose solution as analgesic. We use pain facial scales, crying time, transcutaneous oxygen saturation and heart rate for measuring pain of newborn in this studies. Our study show that sucrose solution can relief pain in newborn from medical invasive procedure and analgesic effect was increase as concentration of sucrose solution.