Acta paediatrica
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Multicenter Study
Assessment of continuous pain in newborns admitted to NICUs in 18 European countries.
Continuous pain occurs routinely, even after invasive procedures, or inflammation and surgery, but clinical practices associated with assessments of continuous pain remain unknown. ⋯ 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.