Waiting 2 minutes after sucrose administration--unnecessary?
Conclusions
Our study suggests that there is no need to wait 2 min after sucrose administration before a painful procedure. Sucrose-induced non-nutritive sucking shows a fast pain-relieving effect in neonates.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Meesters, N., Simons, S., van Rosmalen, J., Reiss, I., van den Anker, J., van Dijk, M. Tags: Open access, Pain (neurology), Child health, Infant health, Neonatal and paediatric intensive care, Neonatal health Short research reports Source Type: research
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