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Table 2 Types of painful procedures on neonates

From: Effect of combined music and touch intervention on pain response and β-endorphin and cortisol concentrations in late preterm infants

Procedure Types

Procedure no. (%) on control group

Procedure no. (%) on experimanetal group

Tracheal aspiration

183 (9.57)

165 (9.20)

Nasal aspiration

283 (14.79)

241 (13.43)

Intravenous cannulation

256 (13.38)

231 (12.88)

Removal of intravenous lines

229 (11.97)

206 (11.48)

Adhesive removal

229 (11.97)

206 (11.48)

Fingerstick

89 (4.65)

95 (5.30)

Heelstick

69 (3.61)

85 (4.74)

Femoral venous puncture

108 (5.65)

107 (5.96)

Arterial puncture

53 (2.77)

49 (2.73)

Laxative or enema

48 (2.51)

43 (2.40)

Gastric tube insertion

34 (1.78)

30 (1.67)

Tracheal intubation

7 (0.37)

6 (0.33)

Tracheal extubation

7 (0.37)

6 (0.33)

Chest physiotherapy

285 (14.90)

295 (16.44)

Lumbar puncture

9 (0.47)

8 (0.45)

Intradermal injection

24 (1.25)

21 (1.17)

Total

1913 (100.01)

1794 (99.99)