Oral sucrose and a pacifier for pain relief during simple procedures in preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial

<b>Background and Objectives: </b> Previous randomized trials of the analgesic effects of sucrose, glucose, and a pacifier in term neonates have shown that the pacifier resulted in lower pain scores than glucose or sucrose, but the pacifier with and without sucrose did not differ. The cu...

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Main Authors: Elserafy Fathia, Alsaedi Saad, Louwrens Julita, Sadiq Bakr, Mersale Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=3;spage=184;epage=188;aulast=Elserafy