Sugaring the Pill Ethics and Uncertainties in the Use of Sucrose for Newborn Infants

Sucrose is widely used for the management of procedural pain in newborn infants, including capillary blood sampling, venepuncture, and vascular cannulation. Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that sweet-tasting solutions reduce behavioral responses to acute painful stimuli. It h...

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Main Authors: Wilkinson, D, Savulescu, J, Slater, R
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2012