Assessment of continuous pain in newborns admitted to <scp>NICU</scp>s in 18 <scp>E</scp>uropean countries

2017134 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

K.J.S. Anand · Stanford Medicine

Mats Eriksson · Örebro University

Elaine M. Boyle · University of Leicester

Alejandro Ávila-Álvarez · Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

Randi Dovland Andersen · Telemark Hospital

Kosmas Sarafidis · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Tarja Pölkki

Abstract

Assessments of continuous pain occurred in less than one-third of NICU admissions and daily in only 10% of neonates. NICU clinical practices should consider including routine assessments of continuous pain in newborns.

Topics & Keywords

Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Infant Development and Preterm Care Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Paediatrica

Volume 106, Issue 8, pp. 1248-1259

DOI: 10.1111/apa.13810

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