a number of studies has shown that orally administered sweet-tasting solutions reduce signs of pain during painful procedures. the local anesthetic cream emla has recently been shown to be safe for use in neonates. the present study aimed to compare the pain-reducing effect of emla cream with that of orally administered glucose during venipuncturing in newborns in yazd city. a randomized, contr...

conclusions kmc before and during heel lancing is a natural, easy to use, and cost-effective method to decrease pain in premature neonates. it is consistent with modern strategy of family-centered care in neonatal units. results the mean score of pain intensity during the intervention was significantly lower in the kmc position (p < 0/000). mean score of pain intensity at two minutes after inte...

pain in neonates can be associated with various risks and it seems essential to find a simple and acceptable method for relieving pain. pharmacologic agents are not recommended in neonates for pain relief in minor procedures but orally administered glucose solution is found to be effective. the objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of oral 30% glucose during intramuscular injection...

Introduction: The most important purpose in neonatal pain management is to minimize the felt by newborns and help newborn cope with pain. This study planned examine effects of two non-pharmacological methods, using pacifiers or maternal holding, on neonates’ admitted outpatient clinic (OC) hospitalized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Material Methods: Ninety (30 used pacifiers, 30 holding,...

BACKGROUND Increasingly, neonatal clinics seek to minimize painful experiences and stress for premature infants. Fundoscopy performed with a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope is the reference examination technique for screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and it is associated with pain and stress. Wide-field digital retinal imaging is a recent technique that should be evaluated for min...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate if the Apgar score remains pertinent in contemporary practice after more than 50 years of wide use, and to assess the value of the Apgar score in predicting infant survival, expanding from the neonatal to the post-neonatal period. METHODS The U.S. linked live birth and infant death dataset was used, which included 25,168,052 singleton births and 768,305 twin births. The ...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the level of agreement between behavioral and multidimensional pain assessment scales in term newborn infants submitted to an acute nociceptive stimulus. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 400 healthy term newborns who received an intramuscular injection of vitamin K during the first 6 hours of life. Two behavioral pain scales (the Ne...

OBJECTIVES There is no consensus on the most effective pain management for neonatal circumcision. We sought to compare different modalities. METHODS This is a double-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing 3 combination analgesics used during circumcision (EMLA + sucrose; EMLA + sucrose + dorsal penile nerve block [DPNB]; EMLA + sucrose + ring block [RB]) with the traditional topical an...