“a Study to Assess the Effect of Oral 25% Glucose on Level of Pain During the Selected Injectble Vaccinations Among Infants at Immunization Centre in Selected Hospitals of Metropolitan City.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Pain is a universal issue that often originates from disease processes, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and preventive interventions like vaccination. A thorough review of the literature indicates that both preterm and full-term infants have the ability to respond to pain and harmful stimuli by midgestation. Given these ndings, healthcare providers must identify safe and effective interventions to alleviate the effects of procedural pain. It is essential to relieve pain in infants; rstly, for ethical reasons, and, secondly, because pain can lead to decreased oxygenation, hemodynamic instability, or increased intracranial pressure. Recent research has shown that even short-term pain can have lasting negative effects in healthcare settings. Analgesia is not routinely provided to infants undergoing painful procedures such as vaccination. The pain associated with vaccination has become a source of anxiety and distress for children receiving it. Fortunately, various methods are now available to reduce procedural pain in newborns, such as oral sugar solutions.
Authors: Amrapali Ashruba Shinde, Grace Mane
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404108956