ArticleJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2022
The effect of sensory stimulation on apnea of prematurity.
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- Korean Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Patients and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical efficacy of different maintenance doses of caffeine citrate in the treatment of apnea of prematurity.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Combining orofacial stimulation with gentle touch therapy improves breastfeeding tolerance and weight gain in preterm infants.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Caregivers' response to cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants in the NICU - A quantitative overview.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Observational
- Apnea of prematurity: when is the right time to stimulate?Pediatric research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The study aims to assess the effect of sensory stimulation on apnoea among premature newborns. Methods: Thirty preterm newborns that were diagnosed with apnoea of prematurity, had a gestational age between 32 and 34 weeks, had low birth weight, and were appropriate for gestational age from 1200 to 2000 g were included in this prospective randomized study. Subjects were divided into two equivalent groups: a control group that received the standard care including nasal oxygen (one litre per minute) and caffeine citrate, and a study group that received the same care plus sensory stimulation (tactile, proprioceptive, and kinaesthetic). Participants' heart rate, oxygen saturation, and apnoea frequency were measured by the neonatal intensive care unit team using a pulse-oximeter. The sensory stimulation sessions were 10 min, 3 times per day, totalling 30 min over a 7 day period. Results: There was a significant decrease in heart rate within both groups after receiving treatment from before treatment ( Conclusion: Sensory stimulation applied with standard respiratory care can decrease the frequency of apnoea of prematurity.
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