Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jul 2010
Multicenter StudyValidation of a neonatal pain scale adapted to the new practices in caring for preterm newborns.
BACKGROUND Neonatal pain assessment generally requires access to facial expression. Improved neonatology practices, such as greater protection against bright lights and non-invasive mask ventilation, have made facial observation more difficult. ⋯ FANS, which is reliable and valid, is the first scale to score pain in preterm newborns when facial expression is not accessible.