Procedural pain heart rate responses in massaged preterm infants.
Heart rate (HR) responses to the removal of a monitoring lead were assessed in 56 preterm infants who received moderate pressure, light pressure or no massage therapy. The infants who received moderate pressure massage therapy exhibited lower increases in HR suggesting an attenuated pain response. The heart rate of infants who received moderate pressure massage also returned to baseline faster than the heart rate of the other two groups, suggesting a faster recovery rate.
Diego
Miguel A
MA
Touch Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA. mdiego@med.miami.edu
Field
Tiffany
T
Hernandez-Reif
Maria
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D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*