Action of kangaroo position for pain relief in newborn preterm submitted to venous punctuation

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Lara Sámeq de Sá
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Fernandes, Viviani Menelau Nunes, Silva, Lucas de Paiva, Paiva, Rayssa Béder César, Albuquerque, Raquel Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/9633
• topic: Kangaroo Method; Pain; Premature Infant; Humanization of care.; Método Madre-Canguro; Dolor; Recien Nacido Prematuro; Humanización de la atención.; Método Canguru; Dor; Recém-Nascido Prematuro; Humanização da assistência.

Objective: to verify the action of the kangaroo position for pain relief in preterm newborns submitted to venipuncture. Metodology: an observational, descriptive, control case study of preterm infants who used and did not use kangaroo positioning during venipuncture. For neonates' evaluation of pain, the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale was used with application immediately after the examination and 20 minutes later. Thirty-one preterm infants were evaluated, 16 of whom were in the kangaroo position and 16 in the control group without the kangaroo position. Results: Preterm newborns who were not in the kangaroo position had pain concentration at the strong level (93.8%), while 43.8% of the preterm infants who were in the kangaroo position did not present pain symptoms. It was observed that there was a significant result regarding pain relief (p <0.001), for the use of the kangaroo position at the moment of the examination, when compared to the control group. Conclusion: The kangaroo position is an effective strategy for pain relief in preterm infants when undergoing invasive and painful exams. The professionals involved with this population should favor the use of kangaroo positioning in these situations.