Cumulative sucrose exposure for repeated procedural pain in preterm neonates and neurodevelopment at 18 months of corrected age: a prospective observational longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Marsha Campbell-Yeo (Author), Janet Squires (Author), Carole Estabrooks (Author), Denise Harrison (Author), Janet Yamada (Author), Mariana Bueno (Author), Anna Taddio (Author), Bonnie Stevens (Author), Anne R Synnes (Author), Sharyn Gibbins (Author), Marilyn Ballantyne (Author), Carol McNair (Author), Shirine Riahi (Author), Charles Victor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction Oral sucrose is repeatedly administered to neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to treat pain from commonly performed procedures; however, there is limited evidence on its long-term cumulative effect on neurodevelopment. We examined the association between total sucrose v...