| Skin conductance and the stress response from heel stick in preterm infants. | |
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PMID: 10952711 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To evaluate whether spontaneous skin conductance activity is an objective method for measuring the stress response to painful stimuli in premature infants. The number and amplitude of the waves and the baseline increase with the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. METHODS: In 20 preterm infants of gestational age >/= 29 weeks, behavioural state and spontaneous skin conductance activity variables were measured for three minutes before, during, and for three minutes after heel stick. RESULTS: The number of waves (p < 0.001), the amplitude of the waves (p = 0.001), and the level of the behavioural state (p < 0.001) increased during heel stick, and then decreased to levels found before the procedure. The baseline increased both during (p < 0.001) and after heel stick (p < 0.001), compared with levels before. CONCLUSION: Spontaneous skin conductance activity reflects the stress response to heel stick in premature infants from at least 29 weeks of gestational age. |
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Authors:
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H Storm |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Volume: 83 ISSN: 1359-2998 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. Publication Date: 2000 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-09-28 Completed Date: 2000-09-28 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9501297 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: F143-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Paediatric Research and Section on Neonatalogy, Department of Paediatrics, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway. hanne.storm@klinmed.uio.no |
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Female Galvanic Skin Response / physiology* Gestational Age Heel Humans Infant Behavior / physiology Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / physiology* Male Pain / physiopathology* Predictive Value of Tests Stress, Physiological / physiopathology* |
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