Pain and Comfort During Endotracheal Suction in Premature Neonates

"* Babies in this group were wrapped with a white cheesecloth 2 minutes before ES in addition to incubator cover and nesting.~* Common procedure steps:~ * Legal representatives of the infants will sign an informed consent form.~ * İncubator cover and nesting~ * Endotracheal suction(ES) was performed in the supine position.~ * ES was done at the time of care the baby needed.~ * No painful procedure was applied until 2 hours before ES and 15 minutes after ES.~ * Aspiration was performed sterile at 80 mmHg pressure.~ * A second nurse assisted in the suction process and the procedure took no more than 15 seconds.~ * The amount of oxygen taken by the baby was increased by 10% 30 seconds before the suction procedure and returned to its original value 60 seconds after the procedure.~ * Beginning 3 minutes before the ES procedure, during the procedure and until 15 minutes after the procedure, the infants' behaviors and bedside monitor indicators were video recorded."

"* Common procedure steps~* In addition to incubator cover and nesting, babies in this group were given 0.4 ml of colostrum with an insulin injector on the inside of the cheeks and on the tongue."