Pain in newborn infants hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit
Destuynder, R.; Lassauge, F.; Menget, A.; Fromentin, C.; Burguet, A.
Pediatrie 46(6-7): 535-539
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4021 PMID: 1664087 Document Number: 368543
The increasing aggressivity of the modern technology connected with neonatal resuscitation had led to the recognition by paediatricians of the existence of pain in the newborn, and of the necessity to treat this condition. The neurophysiological development of the neonate is such that it allows pain perceptions even in premature infants; a number of clinical parameters have therefore been described for pain recognition in neonates. An antalgic therapeutic scheme to be used for treatment of pain in the intensive care unit is proposed.