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Systematic review of nonpharmacological analgesic interventions for common needle‐related procedure in newborn infants and development of evidence‐based clinical guidelines
Author(s) -
Lago Paola,
Garetti Elisabetta,
Bellieni Carlo Valerio,
Merazzi Daniele,
Savant Levet Patrizia,
Ancora Gina,
Pirelli Anna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.13827
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , grading (engineering) , quality of evidence , neonatology , intensive care medicine , systematic review , evidence based medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , medline , alternative medicine , randomized controlled trial , pregnancy , surgery , psychiatry , civil engineering , pathology , biology , political science , law , engineering , genetics
The aim of this literature review was to develop clinical guidelines for the prevention and control of needle‐related pain in newborn infants. The guidelines were developed by the Italian Society of Neonatology, using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach, based on the assessment of 232 papers published between 1986 and 2015. The quality of the evidence was high or moderate for some behavioural and nonpharmacological interventions. Conclusion There was sufficient evidence to strongly support the use of nonpharmacological interventions for common needle‐related procedures in newborn infants. Combined interventions seemed to be more effective in relieving procedural pain.