Assessment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) revisited
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RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP) Supporting information
‘Comfort care techniques’ reduce pain and anxiety associated with screening for ROP? A randomised controlled trial in 40 infants (O’Sullivan, 2010) used swaddling in the control group (n=20), who also received 0.2 ml of sterile water given by mouth using a syringe and a soother. The intervention group (n=20) were also swaddled, and received 0.2 ml of sucrose 24% given by mouth using a syringe a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1738-1061
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2009.52.1.22