Nursing research
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The efficacy of developmentally sensitive interventions and sucrose for relieving procedural pain in very low birth weight neonates.
Procedural pain management for very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates has been minimal or nonexistent in most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). ⋯ The most efficacious interventions for reducing pain from single painful events were the pacifier with sucrose and the pacifier with sterile water. Research on the efficacy and safety of implementing these interventions, alone and in combination, for repeated painful procedures is needed. In addition, research is needed on the influence of implementing these interventions on pain response and clinical outcomes (e.g., health status and neurodevelopmental status) in VLBW neonates in the NICU.