Analgesia in preterm newborns: The comparative effects of sucrose and glucose

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1017-1024

  Okan, Fusun ^a,c   Coban, Asuman ^b   Ince, Zeynep ^b   Yapici, Zuhal ^b   Can, Gulay ^b  

^a Sisli Children Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glucose; Pain; Preterm; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLACEBO; SUCROSE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PUNCTURES; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 34548175171     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0373-z     Document Type: Article

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