Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 2001
Multicenter StudyDevelopment and initial validation of the EDIN scale, a new tool for assessing prolonged pain in preterm infants.
To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. ⋯ The validation data suggest that the EDIN is appropriate for assessing prolonged pain in preterm infants. Further studies are warranted to obtain further evidence of construct validity by comparing scores in less extreme situations.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 2001
Multicenter StudyLingering death after treatment withdrawal in the neonatal intensive care unit.
To explore parents' perceptions of treatment withdrawal and the dying process. ⋯ Parents need to be adequately prepared for what may happen after treatment withdrawal. The debate should be reopened about the best way to manage protracted deaths in line with parental need.