Pain relief for simple procedures in New Zealand neonatal units: Practice change over six years

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 394-397

  Heaton, Paul ^a   Herd, David ^b   Fernando, Andrew ^c  

^a YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Pembury Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Newborn; Practice change; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EMLA; SUCROSE;

ANALGESIA; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANALGESIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34247884229     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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