Table 2 |
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| Increase in pain score values (CRIES and PIPP) 30 seconds after ROP screening examination: Stratified comparison of the difference between techniques | ||||||
| Determinant | Increase in pain score from baseline to 30 seconds following examination | |||||
| CRIES score | PIPP score | |||||
| WFDRI | BIO | Difference between strata | WFDRI | BIO | Difference between strata | |
| Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | (p value) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | (p value) | |
| Gestational age: | ||||||
| - ≤ 26 weeks (n=18) | 1.56 (1.3) | 2.06 (1.7) | 0.03* | 2.28 (1.9) | 3.28 (2.1) | 0.51 |
| - > 26 weeks (n=17) | 0.88 (1.1) | 2.53 (1.0) | 1.88 (1.9) | 3.47 (2.2) | ||
| Location: | ||||||
| - NICU (n=14) | 0.79 (1.1) | 2.07 (1.7) | 0.52 | 2.14 (1.6) | 4.00 (2.2) | 0.29 |
| - Intermediate (n=21) | 1.52 (1.3) | 2.43 (1.2) | 2.05 (2.1) | 2.95 (2.1) | ||
| Order of screening exam: | ||||||
| - 1st exam (n=20) | 1.00 (0.9) | 2.20 (1.6) | 0.56 | 2.05 (1.9) | 3.70 (2.0) | 0.35 |
| - >1st exam (n=15) | 1.53 (1.6) | 2.40 (1.1) | 2.13 (2.0) | 2.93 (2.5) | ||
| Respiratory support | ||||||
| - no/n. cannula (n=31) | 1.32 (1.2) | 2.19 (1.3) | 0.06 | 2.06 (1.9) | 3.16 (2.1) | 0.24 |
| - CPAP or ET (n=4) | 0.50 (1.2) | 3.00 (2.1) | 2.25 (2.2) | 5.00 (2.1) | ||
Abbreviations: CRIES score, Crying, Requires oxygen, Increased vital signs, Expression and Sleeplessness; PIPP score, Premature Infant Pain Profile; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; WFDRI, wide-field digital imaging; BIO, Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy; SD, standard deviation; ET, Endotraqueal tube; CPAP, Continuous positive airway pressure.
Moral-Pumarega et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012 12:132 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-132
