Reducing Stress

Improving patient-ventilator synchrony may reduce neonatal stress and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation.([FOOTNOTE=Claure N, Bancalari E. New modes of mechanical ventilation in the preterm newborn: evidence of benefit. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007;92:F508-F512.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Using noninvasive ventilation options for appropriate neonates may help reduce ventilator-associated injury.([FOOTNOTE=Brown MK, DiBlasi RM. Mechanical ventilation of the premature neonate. Respir Care. 2011;56(9):1298-1311.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Cycling lights, instituting "quiet" times of reduced handling, and minimizing alarm noise may reduce patient stress responses in the busy NICU.([FOOTNOTE=Slevin M, Farrington N, Duffy G, Daly L, Murphy JF. Altering the NICU and measuring infants’ responses. Acta Paediatrica. 2000;89(5):577-581.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Monitoring neonatal behavioral responses and physiological stress signals may speed awareness and facilitate early intervention to reduce stress and the risk of its potentially serious complications.([FOOTNOTE=Peng N-H, Bachman J, Jenkins R, et al. Relationships between environmental stressors and stress biobehavioral responses of preterm infants in NICU. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2009;23(4):363-371.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])