Pain-perception and assessment of painful procedures in the NICU

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 422-427

  Britto, Carl Denis ^a   Suman Rao, P N ^a   Nesargi, Saudamini ^a   Nair, Sitara ^b   Rao, Shashidhar ^a   Thilagavathy, Theradian ^a   Ramesh, Armugam ^a   Bhat, Swarnarekha ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b ST JOHN S MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment; Neonates; Pain; Perception; Procedures

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHEST TUBE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEEL; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOCICEPTION; NURSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH INTUBATION; SUCTION; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VEIN PUNCTURE; ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84935496286     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmu039     Document Type: Article

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