Sedoanalgesia in neonatal units.

Fecha de publicación: 01/08/2021 Fecha Ahead of Print: 28/07/2021

Autores de IIS La Fe

• María Cernada Badía

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Espinosa Fernandez, Maria Gracia
• Gonzalez-Pacheco, Noelia
• Sanchez-Redondo, Maria Dolores
• Martin, Ana
• Perez-Munuzuri, Alejandro
• Boix, Hector
• Couce, Maria L

Grupos

• Perinatología

  

  Leader

  Máximo Vento Torres

Abstract

Pain recognition and management continues to be a challenge for health professionals in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Many of the patients are routinely exposed to repeated painful experiences with demonstrated short- and long-term consequences. Preterm babies are a vulnerable high-risk population. Despite international recommendations, pain remains poorly assessed and managed in many Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Due to there being no general protocol, there is significant variability as regards the guidelines for the approach and treatment of pain between the different Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The objective of this article is to review and assess the general principles of pain in the initial stages of development, its recognition through the use of standardised scales. It also includes its prevention and management with the combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures, as well as to establish recommendations that help alleviate pain in daily clinical practice by optimising pain and stress control in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

Keywords

• Dolor, Exposiciones dolorosas, Neonatal intensive care unit, Neurotoxicidad, Neurotoxicity, Newborn, Pain, Painful exposures, Prematuro, Preterm, Recién nacido, Unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales