Neonatal pain

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-48

  Walker, Suellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

neonate; neurodevelopment; NICU; opioids; pain; regional analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NEONATAL PAIN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

NEONATE; NEURODEVELOPMENT; NICU; OPIOIDS; PAIN; REGIONAL ANALGESIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84890792948     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12293     Document Type: Review

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