Effects of skin-to-skin contact on autonomic pain responses in preterm infants

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 636-645

  Cong, Xiaomei ^a   Cusson, Regina M ^a   Walsh, Stephen ^a   Hussain, Naveed ^a   Ludington Hoe, Susan M ^b   Zhang, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heart rate variability; heel stick; Pain; preterm infant; skin to skin contact

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEEL STICK; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INFANT; KANGAROO CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862999528     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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