Effect of Blood Sampling Site on the Changes in the Physiological Indices of Preterm Infants: A Crossover Clinical Trial

• Main Authors: Zahra Pourashoori (Author), Keyvan Mirnia (Author), Fatemeh Ghorbani (Author), Abdolrasoul Safaiyan (Author), Mohammad Ali Nematzadeh (Author), Mohammad Arshadi Bostanabad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Venipuncture is one of the most painful and common interventions in Neonatal ward. A preterm infant can not cope long-lasting physiologic stresses; therefore, the pain caused by blood sampling may change the infant's physiologic responses to the stress. This present study aim is to...