Epidemiology of painful procedures performed in neonates: A systematic review of observational studies.

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Procedural pain in neonates has been a concern in the last two decades. The purpose of this review was to provide a critical appraisal and a synthesis of the published epidemiological studies about procedural pain in neonates admitted to intensive care units. The aims were to determine the frequency of painful procedures and pain management interventions as well as to identify their predictors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Pain

Title: European journal of pain (London, England)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-2149

ISSN (Print): 1090-3801

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 20

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Nursing School of the University of Évora, Portugal.

[2 ] Health Sciences Research Unit, Nursing hosted by the Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal.

[3 ] Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal.

[4 ] Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

[5 ] CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

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DOI: 10.1002/ejp.757

PubMed ID: 26223408

SO-VID: f196a8a3-10a7-476a-b5ed-4635fec0c455

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