Topical anaesthesia for needle-related procedural pain in newborn infants (Protocol)

Jann P. Foster, Christine Taylor, Sandie L. Bredemeyer

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    Abstract

    This is the protocol for a review. The objectives for the review are as follows: compare the topical anaesthetics amethocaine (Ametop) and EMLA in terms of anaesthetic efficacy and safety in newborn term or preterm infants requiring an invasive procedure involving puncture of skin and other tissues with a needle. We will compare the effects of each topical anaesthetic in the following subgroups of patients: gestational age at birth (term infants 37 weeks' gestation and above); preterm infants (29 to 36 weeks' gestation); very preterm infants (< 29 weeks' gestation); type of infants (e.g. healthy newborn infants (e.g. those in the normal newborn nursery vs. sick infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)).
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numberCD010331
    Pages (from-to)1-11
    Number of pages11
    JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • anesthesia
    • infants
    • pain
    • systematic reviews (medical research)

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