Acta paediatrica
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Multicenter Study
The opinions of clinical staff regarding neonatal procedural pain in two Norwegian neonatal intensive care units.
Neonates are subjected to numerous painful procedures without sufficient pain management. The aim of this study was to describe the opinions of Norwegian physicians, nurses and nurse assistants who care for neonates, regarding procedural pain in neonates. ⋯ Procedural pain in neonates is not sufficiently managed and both pharmacological agents and comfort measures are underutilized, according to clinicians at two Norwegian NICU's.
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Multicenter Study
Treatment-by-gender effect when aiming to avoid hyperoxia in preterm infants in the NICU.
To examine gender-specific differences in response to the O(2) saturation (SpO(2)) targets aimed at avoiding hyperoxia in very low birth weight infants (VLBW). ⋯ There is a significant gender-specific difference favouring females in the beneficial effects produced by avoiding high SpO(2) and hyperoxia, with no difference in the distribution of any potential short-term detrimental effects.