：Objective To observe the effect of nasogastric feeding by gravity drip combined with comfort care of body position in very low birth weight(VLBW)infants. Methods 〓Totally 100 VLBW infants were assigned to the observation group(n=50)and the control group(n=50). In the control group, the infant formula was injected according to the standard procedure of nasogastric feeding. In the observation group, the nasogastric feeding by gravity drip combined with comfort care of body position were carried out. The numbers of vomiting, days to oral feeding and feeding intolerance were observed and compared between two groups. Results 〓The numbers of vomiting in a day was(5.54±1.73)in the observation group, which was lower than(10.84±1.67)in the control group(P0.01). The observation group had shorter days of attainment to oral feeding compared with that in the control groups(P0.01). There were fewer VLBW infants with feeding intolerance(vomiting, abdominal distension, gastric retention)in the observation group than those in the control group(P0.05). Conclusion 〓The nasogastric feeding by gravity drip combined with comfort care of body position are effective to reduce the feeding intolerance and improve the success rate of feeding among VLBW infants.
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