Journal of pediatric nursing
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Review Meta Analysis
What is the Best Pain Management During Gastric Tube Insertion for Infants Aged 0-12months: A Systematic Review.
Synthesized evidence on the effectiveness of pain management for nasogastric tube (NGT) and orogastric tube (OGT) insertions in infants is lacking. This paper is a systematic review of the effectiveness of pain management for gastric tube (GT) insertion in infants. ⋯ Oral sweet solutions can be recommended before GT insertion for newborns in clinical practice. Further studies determining the effect of sweet solution beyond the newborn period, different concentrations of sweet solution and comparison with other pain management strategies are warranted. Systematic review registration number: CRD42016038535. http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/.