Open AccessDoes topical amethocaine gel reduce pain from heel prick blood sampling in premature infants? A randomized double-blind cross-over controlled study
Author(s) -
Amita Patel,
Barbara Czerniawski,
Shari Gray,
Eric Lui
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/8.4.222
Subject(s) - medicine , blood sampling , placebo , anesthesia , heel , crossover study , topical anesthetic , randomized controlled trial , pain scale , gestational age , surgery , anesthetic , pregnancy , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , anatomy
Heel prick blood sampling is the most common painful invasive procedure performed on neonates. Currently, there are no effective ways to provide pain relief from this painful procedure.
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