常规IVF完全/部分受精失败后行早期补救ICSI的应用

目的探讨常规短时受精联合早期补救卵胞浆内单精子注射(R-ICSI)在常规体外受精(IVF)失败和低受精率周期中的临床应用效果。方法回顾性分析2012年1月至2017年12月在河北省生殖医学中心接受IVF/ICSI-ET助孕治疗的2811个周期的临床资料,根据受精方式不同分为3组:R-ICSI组(210个周期):实施早期R-ICSI;IVF组(2062个周期):行常规IVF助孕;ICSI组(539个周期):直接行ICSI助孕。比较3组患者的一般情况、实验室指标和妊娠结局。结果R-ICSI组的原发不育比例显著高于IVF组(P<0.05),但与ICSI组比较无显著性差异(P>0.05)。3组患者的平均获卵数、移植胚胎数及MⅡ率比较均无显著性差异(P>0.05);R-ICSI组患者的受精率显著高于IVF组和ICSI组(P<0.05);R-ICSI组患者的2PN率显著低于ICSI组(P<0.05),但与IVF组比较无显著性差异(P>0.05);R-ICSI组的多PN率显著高于ICSI组,但显著低于IVF组(P<0.05);R-ICSI组患者的优胚率、可利用胚胎率及临床妊娠率均显著低于IVF组和ICSI组(P<0.05);R-ICSI组患者的着床率显著低于IVF组(P<0.05),但与ICSI组比较无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论常规IVF受精失败及低受精的患者行早期R-ICSI可有效克服受精障碍,提高受精率,获得较好的妊娠结局。     

卵细胞胞质内单精子注射在前次常规体外受精失败病例中的应用

目的:探讨卵细胞胞质内单精子注射(ICSI)是否可以改善由于受精障碍导致不孕病例的妊娠结局。方法:回顾性分析2002年1月~2004年12月由于第1周期的常规体外受精(IVF)治疗中卵子完全不受精或受精率≤20%,而在随后的治疗周期中采取ICSI方法受精的20个病例(共22个周期,研究组)的ICSI治疗结局。对照组为同期因男方少弱精子进行第1次ICSI治疗的连续100个周期。结果:与前次IVF相比,经ICSI治疗后受精率从5.4%显著提高至76.9%(χ2=264.66,P<0.001),但研究组中低受精患者经ICSI治疗后的受精率67.9%,明显低于对照组的77.5%(χ2=5.18,P<0.05)和研究组中完全不受精患者的84.2%(χ2=8.97,P<0.05)。研究组中完全不受精患者的妊娠率和胚胎种植率分别为57.1%和40.5%,均高于对照组的35.0%和18.9%,但仅胚胎种植率的差异有显著性意义(χ2=8.80,P<0.01)。结论:ICSI可以有效地克服受精障碍,提高受精率,并且可明显改善妊娠结局。     

精子CMA3阳性率与IVF受精率的相关性研究

目的探讨精子色素酶A3(CMA3)阳性率与IVF受精率之间的相关性。方法收集2015年4月至2016年7月因单纯输卵管性不孕在我院生殖医学科行常规IVF助孕的156个周期,以受精率<25%为低受精,根据受精率不同分为正常受精组(134个周期)和低受精组(22个周期)。取卵日,将授精后剩余的洗涤精液行精子浓度和活动率分析,并将精子进行CMA3染色。比较两组优选后的精子参数,分析IVF受精率与精子参数及CMA3阳性率的关系。结果与正常受精组比较,低受精组精子CMA3阳性率显著升高[(20.0±4.2)%vs.(30.7±2.3)%],优选后前向运动精子的百分率显著降低[(90.4±4.8)%vs.(74.3±3.4)%](P<0.05);两组精子浓度比较无显著性差异(P>0.05)。IVF受精率与优选后的前向运动精子百分率呈正相关(r=0.76,P<0.01)。精子CMA3阳性率与优选后前向运动精子百分率(r=-0.82,P<0.01)及IVF受精率(r=-0.83,P<0.01)呈显著负相关,与精子浓度则无显著相关性(P>0.05)。结论精子CMA3阳性率与IVF受精率负相关,但其具体机制尚需进一步研究探讨。     

卵胞浆内单精子注射在前次常规体外受精失败病例中的应用价值

目的 评价卵胞浆内单精子注射(ICSI)对于常规体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)失败病例的应用效果. 方法 回顾性分析2005年1月～2008年12月由于前一周期的常规IVF中完全不受精及受精率＜30％、而随后一次采取ICSI方法的62个病例(共62个周期,两次治疗方法自身对照)的ICSI治疗结局. 结果 ICSI组的受精率、优质胚胎率、胚胎冻存率及临床妊娠率分别为60.3％、66.1％、41.7％、35.5％,比常规IVF组的9.8％、35.6％、0、4.8％显著升高(P＜0.01).结论 ICSI可以显著提高前次常规IVF受精失败病例的受精率、优质胚胎率、胚胎冻存率,并可明显改善这部分患者的妊娠结局.     

非男性因素不孕高龄患者IVF和ICSI治疗的临床结局比较

目的 分析非男性因素不孕的高龄患者常规体外受精(IVF)和卵胞浆内单精子注射(ICSI)周期临床结局的差异。方法 回顾性分析2018年1月至2020年12月在本中心行IVF/ICSI治疗的非男性因素不孕高龄患者的临床资料,共纳入3 107个周期,包括2 876个IVF周期和231个ICSI周期。根据受精方式不同分为IVF组和ICSI组,比较两组患者的一般资料、受精和胚胎发育情况及临床妊娠结局。结果 一般情况比较：两组患者的平均年龄、不孕年限、体质量指数(BMI)、子宫内膜厚度均无显著性差异(P> 0.05);IVF组基础促卵泡生成素(FSH)水平显著高于ICSI组(P<0.05),IVF组抗苗勒管激素(AMH)水平、窦卵泡数(AFC)、获卵数均显著低于ICSI组(P<0.05)。受精和胚胎发育情况：IVF组正常受精率显著低于ICSI组(P<0.05),异常受精率显著高于ICSI组(P<0.05),两组患者的完全受精失败率、卵裂率、可移植胚胎率、优质胚胎率均无显著差异(P> 0.05)。临床妊娠结局情况：两组患者的临床妊娠率、流产率和活产率差异均无统计...     

精子畸形率对体外受精-胚胎移植治疗结局的影响

目的回顾性分析我中心接受常规体外受精（IVF）及卵胞浆内单精子注射（ICSI）治疗中,男方精子畸形率对受精率、胚胎质量及临床结局的影响。方法选取本中心2008年9月至2010年5月接受IVF的344对及ICSI的178对夫妇,分为常规IVF组和ICSI组,组内按照男方精子畸形率分为正常形态组（IVF266／ICSI76）和畸精子症组（IVF78／ICSI102）。受精后分别统计IVF及ICSI两组内畸精子症组和正常形态组正常受精率、优质胚胎率、种植率、临床妊娠率及流产率的差别。结果在IVF中,畸精子症组和正常形态组的正常受精率、种植率、临床妊娠率及流产率分别为64．32％／60．09％、33．78％／37．02％、42．03％／54．62％及12．5％／4．23％。两组间受精率无显著性差别,畸精子症组的临床妊娠率显著性低于正常形态组,而早期流产率显著高于正常形态组（P〈0．05）;ICSI组中,畸精子症组和正常形态组的正常受精率、种植率、临床妊娠率及流产率分别为68．01％／64．59％、32．26％／33．78％、43．75％／52．63％及4．76％／5％。畸精子症患者的临床妊娠率较正常组显著性降低（P〈0．05）。将两种受精方式的畸精子症组间比较,IVF的患者早孕流产率显著高于ICSI者（P〈0.05）。结论常规IVF中畸精子症不影响正常受精。对于畸精症子患者,其临床妊娠率均较精子形态正常组低,但是采用ICSI治疗可以显著降低早孕流产率。‘     

不育男性精子形态与体外受精妊娠结局的相关性研究

目的 探讨不育男性精子形态与体外受精妊娠结局的关系.方法 按照WHO《人类精液及精子-宫颈粘液相互作用实验室检验手册》要求对573例接受辅助生殖技术治疗的男性不育患者的精子形态进行分析,根据患者正常精子形态百分比分为2组(＜1 5％:≥1 5％),分别采用体外受精(IVF)或卵泡浆内单精子注射(ICSI)的受精方式,观察精子形态对IVF及ICSI的受精率、卵裂率、优质胚胎率、妊娠率和流产率等的影响.结果采用IVF(327例)受精方式下,两形态组精子的受精率、卵裂率、优质胚胎率和妊娠率差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05),但流产率差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);而采用ICSI(246例)受精方式下,两形态组精子的上述指标比较差异均无统计学意义(P＞ 0.05).结论不育男性精子形态异常影响IVF治疗结局,但对ICSI治疗结局无影响,对于精子形态异常的患者应采用ICSI的受精方式.     

常规体外受精后完全不受精患者的病因及精子参数分析

目的通过回顾性分析常规体外受精(IVF)后出现完全不受精的病因及精子参数,探讨体外不受精的相关原因。方法自2005年4月至2007年8月期间选择原发性不孕3年以上、在我中心接受2次宫腔内人工授精未孕、具有体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)适应证者,首次接受助孕的35个周期。为避免常规IVF失败导致无胚胎移植,对取出的卵子同时行常规IVF和卵浆内单精子显微注射(ICSI),结果发现有18个周期常规IVF后完全不受精(称不受精组),17个周期常规IVF和ICSI后均有受精(称受精组)。结果两组相比,在不受精组,精子畸形率显著高于受精组,分别为(72.59±19.76)%,(54.06±20.92)%;男方不育因素显著多于受精组(分别为44.44%,17.65%)。进一步分析两组男方不育病因发现,不受精组畸形精子症伴少或弱精子症因素显著高于其它男方因素(分别为81.25%,16.67%)。结论在原发性不育症中,畸形精子症是完全不受精的主要原因。因此建议原发性不育3年以上、男方两次以上精液常规分析及形态学检查均为畸形精子症同时伴少或弱精子症时,应直接采用ICSI助孕。     

短时授精显著改善受精率、囊胚形成率和胚胎种植率

目的探讨短时授精是否可以改善受精状况、胚胎质量和胚胎种植能力。方法回顾性分析2018年9月至2019年6月在唐都医院生殖医学中心行体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)助孕的患者资料共2 265个周期,根据授精时间长短分为短时授精组(n=1 066)与常规IVF授精组(n=1 199),比较两组患者的受精率、正常受精率、优质胚胎率、囊胚形成率及胚胎种植率差异。结果与常规IVF授精组相比,短时授精组的受精率(81.79%vs. 77.79%)、正常受精率(73.95%vs. 68.78%)显著增加;进一步细化受精率指标显示,短时授精组的2PN受精率显著高于常规IVF授精组(P<0.01),而异常受精指标3PN受精率和0PN受精率则显著低于常规IVF授精组(P<0.01)。D3胚胎结局方面,两组之间的优胚率(55.93%vs. 56.09%)无显著性差异,但是短时授精组的胚胎种植率则显著高于常规IVF授精组(39.98%vs. 30.48%)(P<0.01)。囊胚培养结果显示,与常规IVF授精组相比,短时授精组的囊胚形成率(73.64%vs. 61.47%)、优质囊胚率(66...     

应用严格精子形态学测定法评估精子形态对体外受精率的影响

在体外受精(IVF)的治疗实践中发现,受精率低下(<30%的卵子受精)和受精失败(所有卵子都不受精)的患者很常见(20%~30%)[1],常规IVF技术已不能完全适应临床需要。导致这些受精失败的原因未完全清楚,精子形态异常可能是常规IVF率低下的一个重要因素。为此,笔者采用严格精子形态学测定法对精液标本进行分析并按正常精子形态百分率分组,观察体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)周期中不同正常精子形态百分率对IVF的影响。1资料与方法1.1标本来源选择2005年6月~2005年10月在天津市中心妇产医院生殖医学中心和唐山市妇幼保健院生殖医学中心进行常规IV…     

Vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction during major abdominal surgery

Background : We investigated the vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction (MT) with hypotension due to prostacyclin (PGI₂) release in patients undergoing abdominal surgery with a combined general and epidural anesthesia. Methods : In a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study we administered 400 mg ibuprofen (i.v.) in 42 patients scheduled for abdominal surgery. General anesthesia was combined with epidural anesthesia (T4-L1). Before as well as 5, 15, 30, 45, and 90 min after MT we recorded plasma osmolality, hemodynamics and measured 6-keto-PGFlα (stabile metabolite of PGI₂), TXB₂ (stabile metabolite of thromboxane A₂) active renin, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) plasma concentrations by radioimmunoassay. Catecholamine levels were assessed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection. Results : Following MT, arterial hypotension occurred along with a substantial PGI₂ release. This was completely abolished by ibuprofen administration. Although plasma levels of 6-keto-PGF_1α (1133 (708) vs. 60 (3) ng/L, median (median absolute deviation), P=0.0001, placebo vs. ibuprofen) remained significantly elevated, blood pressure was restored within 30 min after MT in the placebo group. At the same point in time plasma concentrations of TXB² (164 (87) vs. 58 (1) ng/L, P=0.0001), epinephrine (46 (33) vs. 14 (6) ng/L, P=0.001), AVP (41 ± (18) vs. 12 (7) ng/L, P=0.0004), and active renin (27 (12) vs. 12 (4) ng/L, P = 0.001) were significantly higher in placebo-treated patients. Conclusion : Under combined general and epidural anesthesia arterial hypotension following MT due to endogenous PGI₂ release is associated with enhanced release of AVP, active renin, epinephrine and thromboxane A₂, presumably contributing to hemodynamic stability within 30 min after MT.     

A Teaspoon Pump for Pumping Blood with High Hydraulic Efficiency and Low Hemolysis Potential

Abstract: Virtually all blood pumps contain some kind of rubbing, sliding, closely moving machinery surfaces that are exposed to the blood being pumped. These valves, internal bearings, magnetic bearing position sensors, and shaft seals cause most of the problems with blood pumps. The original teaspoon pump design prevented the rubbing, sliding machinery surfaces from contacting the blood. However, the hydraulic efficiency was low because the blood was able to "slip around" the rotating impeller so that the blood itself never rotated fast enough to develop adequate pressure. An improved teaspoon blood pump has been designed and tested and has shown acceptable hydraulic performance and low hemolysis potential. The new pump uses a nonrotating "swinging" hose as the pump impeller. The fluid enters the pump through the center of the swinging hose; therefore, there can be no fluid slip between the revolving blood and the revolving impeller. The new pump uses an impeller that is comparable to a flexible garden hose. If the free end of the hose were swung around in a circle like half of a jump rope, the fluid inside the hose would rotate and develop pressure even though the hose impeller itself did not "rotate"; therefore, no rotating shaft seal or internal bearings are required.     

Microspheres Based Detoxification System: A New Method in Convective Blood Purification

Abstract: A variety of protein-bound or hydrophobic substances, accumulating as a result of pathologic conditions such as exogenous or endogenous intoxications, are removed poorly by conventional detoxification methods because of low accessibility (hemodialysis), insufficient adsorption capabilities (hemosorption), low efficiency (peritoneal dialysis), or economic limitations (high-volume plasmapheresis). Combining advantages of existing methods with microspheric technology, a module-based system was designed. Major operating parameters of the latter can be modified to allow for adjustment to individual clinical situations. An extracorporeal blood circuit including a plasmafilter is combined with a secondary high-velocity plasma circuit driven by a centrifugal pump. Different microspheric adsorbers can be combined in one circuit or applied in sequence. Thus, a prolonged treatment can be tailored using specially designed selective adsorber materials. Comparing this system with existing methods (high-flux hemodialysis, molecular adsorbent recycling system), results from our in vitro studies and animal experiments demonstrate the superior efficiency of substance removal.     

Tissue perfusion in relation to cardiac output during continuous positive-pressure ventilation and administration of propranolol or verapamil

Background : Our objective was to determine whether administration of propranolol or verapamil modifies the hemodynamic adaptation to continuous positive-pressure ventilation (CPPV), in particular the regional distribution of cardiac output (CO).
Methods : General hemodynamics and regional blood flows assessed by microsphere technique (15 (μm) were recorded in 16 anesthetized pigs during spontaneous breathing (SB) and CPPV with 8 cm H₂O end-expiratory pressure (CPPV8) before and after intravenous administration of propranolol (0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.15 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8) or verapamil (0.1 mg · kg⁻¹ followed by 0.3 mg · kg⁻¹ · h⁻¹, n=8).
Results : CPPV8 depressed CO by 25% without shifts in its relative distribution with the exception of a noteworthy increase in adrenal perfusion. Propranolol increased arterial blood pressure, and due to a fall in heart rate, CO dropped by 25%. The kidneys and, to a lesser extent, the splanchic region and central nervous system received increased fractions of the remaining CO at the expense of skeletal muscle flow. Similar patterns were seen during SB and CPPV8 such that the combination of propranolol and CPPV8 depressed CO by 50%. The circulatory effects of verapamil were less evident but myocardial perfusion tended to increase.
Conclusions : The combination of propranolol or verapamil with CPPV does not result in any specific hemodynamic interaction in anesthetized pigs, except that the combined effect of propranolol and CPPV may severely reduce CO.     

Bariatric Surgery in Some "Central and East-European (former Eastern bloc)"Countries - Current Status and Prediction for the Next Millennium

Background: Obesity is increasing globallly, including in the formerly "Eastern Bloc" countries. Methods: A survey was made of obesity and bariatric surgery. Results: In the 8 East and Central European countries studied, with total population 300 million, roughly 43% of the population was overweight (BMI 25-30), 23% obese (BMI > 30), with about 15 million people morbidly obese (BMI > 40). From 0-10 morbidly obese individuals/100,000/year undergo bariatric surgery. Conclusion: Most countries were found to provide inadequate treatment for obesity.The majority of the morbidly obese are not treated effectively. However, health-care awareness of obesity and bariatric surgeons are slowly increasing.     

Volatile anaesthetics reduce adhesion of blood platelets under low-flow conditions in the coronary system of isolated guinea pig hearts

Background : Inhibitory effects of volatile anaesthetics on platelet aggregation have been demonstrated in several studies. However, the influence of volatile anaesthetics on intracoronary platelet adhesion has not been elucidated so far.
Methods : Isolated hearts of guinea pigs were perfused with buffer in the absence or presence of volatile anaesthetics (0.5 and 1 MAC) at constant coronary flow rates of 5 ml/min for 25 min, then 1 ml/min for 30 min and again 5 ml/min for 10 min. Before, during and after low-flow perfusion, a bolus of human platelets was applied into the coronary system. To simulate thrombogenic conditions, 0.3 U/ml human thrombin was infused during low-flow perfusion and reperfusion. The number of platelets sequestered to the endothelium was calculated from the difference between coronary in- and output of platelets. The myocardial production of lactate and consumption of pyruvate and coronary perfusion pressure were also determined.
Results : At a flow rate of 5 ml/min only about 3% of the applied platelets did not emerge from the coronary system, in any group. In contrast, 13.1±1.2% (mean±SEM) of infused platelets became adherent in low-flow perfusion in the control group without anaesthetic. The adherence was reduced with each 1 MAC isoflurane (to 6.2±1.2%), sevoflurane (to 4.4±0.9%) or halothane (to 3.2±1.5%) (each P <0.05 vs. control). Volatile anaesthetic, 0.5 MAC, did not inhibit platelet adhesion to a statistically significant extent in any case. Perfusion pressure and metabolic parameters were not statistically different between the control and the hearts exposed to anaesthetics.
Conclusion : Volatile anaesthetics in a concentration of 1 MAC can reduce the adhesion of platelets in the coronary system under reduced flow conditions. This action does not arise from vasodilation or inhibition of ischaemic stress.     

Synergistic interaction between the effects of propofol and midazolam with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity in rabbits

Background: It has been shown that the depressive effects of both propofol and midazolam on consciousness are synergistic with opioids, but the nature of their interactions on other physiological systems, e. g. respiration, has not been fully investigated. The present study examined the effect of propofol and midazolam alone and in combination with fentanyl on phrenic nerve activity (PNA) and whether such interactions are additive or synergistic. Methods: PNA was recorded in 27 anaesthetised and artificially ventilated rabbits. In three groups, propofol, fentanyl and midazolam were administered intravenously in incremental doses to construct dose-response curves for the depressant effects of each one on PNA. In another two groups, the effect of pretreatment with either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. on the effects of propofol and fentanyl respectively on PNA were studied. Results: Propofol and fentanyl caused a dose-dependent depression of PNA with complete abolition at the highest total doses of 16 mg · kg^?1 i. v. and 32 μg · kg^?1 i. v., respectively. In contrast, midazolam in incremental doses to a total of 0.8 mg · kg^?1 reduced mean PNA by 63%, but approximately 12% of PNA remained at a total dose as high as 6.4 mg · kg^?1. The mean ED₅₀s, calculated from dose-response curves, were 5.4 mg · kg^?1, 3.9 μg · kg^?1 and 0.4 mg · kg^?1 for propofol, fentanyl and midazolam, respectively. Initial doses of either fentanyl 1 μg · kg^?1 i. v. or midazolam 0.05 mg · kg^?1 i. v. acted synergistically with subsequent doses of either propofol or fentanyl to abolish PNA at total doses of 8 mg · kg^?1 and 8 μg · kg^?1, respectively. Conclusion: Fentanyl has a synergistic interaction with both propofol and midazolam on PNA and hence potentially on respiration.     

Influence of dopexamine hydrochloride on haemodynamics and regulators of circulation in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Background: Catecholaminergic support is often used to improve haemodynamics in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Dopexamine is a synthetic vasoactive catecholamine with beneficial microcirculatory properties. Methods: The influence of perioperative administration of dopexamine on cardiorespiratory data and important regulators of macro- and microcirculation were studied in 30 patients undergoing Whipple pancreaticduodenectomy. The patients received randomized and blinded either 2 μg · kg^?1 · min^?1 of dopexamine (n=15) or placebo (n=15, control group). The infusion was started after induction of anaesthesia and continued until the morning of the first postoperative day. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), vasopressin, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and catecholamine plasma levels were measured from arterial blood samples. Measurements were carried out after induction of anaesthesia, 2 h after onset of surgery, at the end of surgery, 2 h after surgery, and on the morning of the first postoperative day. Results: Cardiac index (CI) increased significantly in the dopexamine group (from 2.61±0.41 to 4.57±0.78 1 · min^?1 · m^?2) and remained elevated until the morning of the first postoperative day. Oxygen delivery index (DO₂I) and oxygen consumption index (VO₂I) were also significantly increased in the dopexamine group (DO₂I: from 416±91 to 717±110 ml/m² · m²; VO₂I: from 98±25 to 157±22 ml/m² · m²), being significantly higher than in the control group. pHi remained stable only in the dopexamine patients, indicating adequate splanchnic perfusion. Vasopressive regulators of circulation increased significantly only in the untreated control patients (vasopressin: from 4.37±1.1 to 35.9±12.1 pg/ml; ET-1: from 2.88±0.91 to 6.91±1.20 pg/ml). Conclusion: Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery may profit from prophylactic perioperative administration of dopexamine hydrochloride in the form of improved haemodynamics and oxygenation as well as beneficial influence on important regulators of organ blood flow.     

Systemic analgesia adapted to the children's condition

A concept of balanced analgesia using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol (acetaminophen), opioids, and corticosteroids can also be used in patients with pre-existing illnesses. NSAIDs are the most effective treatment for acute pain of moderate intensity in children; however, these drugs should be avoided in patients at increased risk for serious side effects, e.g. patients with renal impairment, bleeding tendency, or extreme prematurity. NSAIDs can be given with minimal risks to the younger child with mild to moderate asthma, and, in these patients, the use of steroids can be encouraged; in addition to their antiemetic and analgesic action, a beneficial effect on asthma symptoms can be expected. In the non-intubated child with cerebral trauma, exaggerated sedation caused by opioids and increased bleeding tendency caused by NSAIDs must be avoided. In neonates and small infants, the oral administration of sucrose or glucose is helpful to minimize pain reaction during short uncomfortable interventions.