European journal of clinical pharmacology
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Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. · Jun 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialSystematic evaluation of pain in neonates: effect on the number of intravenous analgesics prescribed.
To document the effect of systematic evaluation of pain in neonates on prescription of intravenous analgesics in a level-III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as a marker of increased awareness of treating and preventing pain. ⋯ Systematic evaluation of pain increased awareness of treating and preventing pain in neonates, even after correction for clinical co-variables. This increase was not associated with an increase in potential side-effects (length of respiratory support, length of parenteral nutrition).