O efeito clínico da chupeta no recém-nascido prematuro

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Volkmer, Andréa Stradolini Freitas
• Orientador(a): Fiori, Humberto Holmer
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: MEDICINA; PEDIATRIA; UNIDADES DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA NEONATAL; PREMATUROS; RECÉM-NASCIDO
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/4624

OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical effect of pacifier use in premature infants. STUDY DESIGN: we have followed fifty (50) premature infants V 32 weeks and with birthweight < 1500g, after 7 days of life, not requiring mechanical ventilation or continuous positive airway pressure. After obtaining informed consent from the parents, the babies were randomized into two groups: with pacifier offered during the period in the neonatal intensive care unit (group 1), and without pacifier (group 2). In group 1 the pacifier was recommended to be offered during gavage feedings and when the infants were awakened. The information were retrospectively obtained from the patients’ charts. Before discharge, a protocol assessing the breastfeeding was applied by trained technicians. The techinicians and nurses responsible for the infants and their charts were not aware of the study objectives. RESULTS: There was no statistical difference between the two groups in weigth gain, gastric residuals, length of hospital stay, and in episodes of desaturation, apnea, cyanosis and in oxygen use during the apneic spells in the first week of study. However, on the second week the pacifier group showed less episodes of apnea and cyanosis, needing less intervention. Breastfeeding score (adapted from UNICEF, 1993) at discharge was significantly better in this group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that non nutritive sucking with pacifier reduces apneic spells and episodes of cyanosis and seems to have positive effect on breastfeeding in very low birth weight infants.