ReviewCurrent emergency and hospital medicine reports
A Guide to Pain Assessment and Management in the Neonate.
Review in Current emergency and hospital medicine reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04596137 (Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Pain Caused By Vaccination), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Pain Caused By Vaccination
Who cites it
62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 241 citations in OpenAlex.
- The analgesic effects of human milk odor in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Pooled it
- The comparative efficacy and safety of sweet solutions to reduce preterm infants' pain levels: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Analgesia for retinopathy of prematurity screening: A systematic review.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of breast milk on cortical pain response in newborns during the heel prick procedure: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Trial
- Comparing the effects of oral sucrose and kangaroo mother care on selected physiological variables and pain resulting from venipuncture in premature newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units.European journal of medical research · 2024Trial
- Comparison of Sucrose vs. Swaddling in Pain Management during Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine: A Randomized Control Trial.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the effectiveness of intraligamentary anesthesia and inferior alveolar nerve block on mandibular molar teeth in pediatric patients: a randomized controlled clinical study.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Effect of eye shield and ear muffs on pain intensity during venous blood sampling in premature infants: a clinical trial study.BMC pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Comparison of facilitated tucking and oral dextrose in reducing the pain of heel stick in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial.BMC pediatrics · 2020Trial
- Neonatal vascular access: management of pain and distress during vascular access device placement.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Corneal Innervation Research at a Crossroads: A Tool-Driven Roadmap for the Future.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Review
- Intelligent system for infants' pain detection: pain intensity estimation using deep learning approach.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2026Article
- A Factor Analysis of the COMFORTneo Scale: What Are We Measuring?Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Sucrose Versus Breast Milk as Non-Pharmacological Measures in the Management of Neonatal Pain: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Intraligamentary Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: Is It an Effective Technique? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Adams-Oliver Syndrome: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Clinical, Nutritional, Genetic, and Molecular Aspects with Nursing Care Considerations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Pain management for placement of peripherally inserted central catheters in neonates: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- Sweet relief or lasting impacts? Review of neonatal pain and sucrose in developing rodents.Pain reports · 2025Article
- A Critical Evaluation of the COMFORTneo Scale's Validity and Applicability for Preterm Infants.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2025Article
- Intranasal Fentanyl in Preterm Infants Undergoing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement (INFENT PICC): A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Newborn infants experience acute pain with various medical procedures. Evidence demonstrates that controlling pain in the newborn period is beneficial, improving physiologic, behavioral, and hormonal outcomes. Multiple validated scoring systems exist to assess pain in a neonate; however, there is no standardized or universal approach for pain management. Healthcare facilities should establish a neonatal pain control program. The first step is to minimize the total number of painful iatrogenic events when possible. If a procedure cannot be avoided, a tiered approach to manage pain using environmental, non-pharmacologic, and pharmacologic modalities is recommended. This systematic approach should decrease acute neonatal pain, poor outcomes, and provider and parent dissatisfaction.
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