1997
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199712000-00008
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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Pain and Pharmacological Analgesia in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Abstract: Postoperative pain in neonates in Canadian NICUs appears to be consistently treated, primarily with opioid analgesics, but analgesia, opioid or nonopioid is rarely given for nonsurgical invasive procedures.

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“…17 Swedish NICUs reported using pharmacological analgesia during mechanical ventilation but not information about the type or frequency of drugs used; 15 33 (37%) of 90 Italian NICUs reported routine use of opioids for mechanical ventilation. 16 The results of a survey done in 1993-94 in 14 Canadian NICUs showed that 51 (21%) of 239 neonates received analgesia or anaesthesia, or both, during 1 week.…”
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“…17 Swedish NICUs reported using pharmacological analgesia during mechanical ventilation but not information about the type or frequency of drugs used; 15 33 (37%) of 90 Italian NICUs reported routine use of opioids for mechanical ventilation. 16 The results of a survey done in 1993-94 in 14 Canadian NICUs showed that 51 (21%) of 239 neonates received analgesia or anaesthesia, or both, during 1 week.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…16 The results of a survey done in 1993-94 in 14 Canadian NICUs showed that 51 (21%) of 239 neonates received analgesia or anaesthesia, or both, during 1 week. 17 In a prospective study of 217 patients (aged >28 days to 18 years) given neuromuscular blockers in PICUs, 70% were given sedatives and 72% opioids. 18 In another prospective study, 338 critically ill children were treated with 24 diff erent sedatives and analgesics in 20 PICUs in the The sizes of the dots indicate the magnitude of the standardised diff erence between groups for each variable before and after propensity score matching (appendix).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the most common reason for the hospitalization of preterm and term newborns in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) (1). Neonatal intubation and mechanical ventilation are stressful procedures that require premedication.…”
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“…A study demonstrated that two to eight painful procedures per day were performed in neonates with gestational age from 27 to 31 weeks during their first two weeks of life (1) .…”
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confidence: 99%