Objective: To explore the analgesic effect of oral glucose 25% on preterm and very low birth weight infants for the first time of fundus examination for retinopathy screening. Methods: Cases of preterm and very low birth weight
infants in Guangdong Women and Children’s Hospital NICU from February 2014 to January 2015 were randomly
divided into observation group and control group. The observation group was given 1 mL of 25% glucose solution
by oral 2 min before the first time of retinopathy screening. The control group was given nothing. Pain was evaluated
using the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale immediately after the fundus examination in both groups. Results: The NIPS
of the observation group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.001). Conclusion: 1 mL of 25% glucose
solution given 2 min before fundus examination for retinopathy of prematurity by oral was an effective measure for
pain relief.