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D059408

2 trials

Sponsors

Naomi Fujita, Escola de enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Conditions

Musculoskeletal diseases MusculoskeletalNewborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units are submitted daily to serial blood sample collections through arterial punctures. This repeated exposure to pain can cause immediate and delayed damage. The aim of this study was to compare the eutética mixture of local anesthetic (EMLA) ®, oral glucose solution and acetaminophen in the treatment of acute pain in preterm newborns undergoing arterial puncture , because it is a procedure frequently performed in neonatal intensive care units. The