Objective To investigate the effect of white noise combined with non-nutritive sucking in the screening of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP).Methods A total of 212 premature infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care u-nit(NICU)of Henan Provincial People's Hospital from February 2020 to February 2021 were selected and randomly di-vided into white noise group(50 cases),sucking group(52 cases),white noise combined sucking group(56 cases)and control group(54 cases)according to random number table method.All the 4 groups underwent fundus screening.During the screening process,the 4 groups were given white noise intervention,non-nutritional sucking intervention,white noise combined non-nutritional sucking intervention and routine postural comfort intervention,respectively.Preterm infant pain profile(PIPP)was used to assess the degree of operational pain,and PIPP score,blood oxygen saturation and heart rate before and after screening were compared in the 4 groups.Results At 1 min and 5 min after screening,PIPP scores in the white noise group,the non-nutritive sucking group and the combined group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.001),while PIPP scores in the combined group were significantly lower than those in the white noise group and the non-nutritive sucking group(P<0.01).At 1 min and 5 min after screening,the blood oxygen saturation of the white noise group,the non-nutritive sucking group and the combined group was significantly high-er than that of the control group,and the heart rate was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01),while the blood oxygen saturation of the combined group was significantly higher than that of the white noise group and the non-nutritive sucking group,and the heart rate was significantly lower than that of the white noise group and the non-nu-tritive sucking group(P<0.01).Conclusion White noise combined with non-nutritive sucking can significantly reduce the pain of ROP screening operation and stabilize the vital signs of premature infants,which is worthy of clinical promo-tion and application.
Retinopathy of prematurityNon-nutritive suckingWhite noisePain