The minimally effective dose of sucrose for procedural pain relief in neonates: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Bonnie Stevens (Author), Janet Yamada (Author), Marsha Campbell-Yeo (Author), Sharyn Gibbins (Author), Denise Harrison (Author), Kimberley Dionne (Author), Anna Taddio (Author), Carol McNair (Author), Andrew Willan (Author), Marilyn Ballantyne (Author), Kimberley Widger (Author), Souraya Sidani (Author), Carole Estabrooks (Author), Anne Synnes (Author), Janet Squires (Author), Charles Victor (Author), Shirine Riahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Orally administered sucrose is effective and safe in reducing pain intensity during single, tissue-damaging procedures in neonates, and is commonly recommended in neonatal pain guidelines. However, there is wide variability in sucrose doses examined in research, and more than a 2...