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Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Kim JH, Basu SK, Andescavage N, Murnick J, Spoehr E, Liggett M, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Experience of early-life pain in premature infants is associated with atypical cerebellar development and later neurodevelopmental deficits. BMC Med 2023; 21:435. [PMID: 37957651 PMCID: PMC10644599 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-03141-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Infants born very and extremely premature (V/EPT) are at a significantly elevated risk for neurodevelopmental disorders and delays even in the absence of structural brain injuries. These risks may be due to earlier-than-typical exposure to the extrauterine environment, and its bright lights, loud noises, and exposures to painful procedures. Given the relative underdeveloped pain modulatory responses in these infants, frequent pain exposures may confer risk for later deficits. METHODS Resting-state fMRI scans were collected at term equivalent age from 148 (45% male) infants born V/EPT and 99 infants (56% male) born at term age. Functional connectivity analyses were performed between functional regions correlating connectivity to the number of painful skin break procedures in the NICU, including heel lances, venipunctures, and IV placements. Subsequently, preterm infants returned at 18 months, for neurodevelopmental follow-up and completed assessments for autism risk and general neurodevelopment. RESULTS We observed that V/EPT infants exhibit pronounced hyperconnectivity within the cerebellum and between the cerebellum and both limbic and paralimbic regions correlating with the number of skin break procedures. Moreover, skin breaks were strongly associated with autism risk, motor, and language scores at 18 months. Subsample analyses revealed that the same cerebellar connections strongly correlating with breaks at term age were associated with language dysfunction at 18 months. CONCLUSIONS These results have significant implications for the clinical care of preterm infants undergoing painful exposures during routine NICU care, which typically occurs without anesthesia. Repeated pain exposures appear to have an increasingly detrimental effect on brain development during a critical period, and effects continue to be seen even 18 months later.
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- Kevin M Cook
- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Dept. of Diagnostic Imaging & Radiology, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, D.C, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Division of Psychology, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
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Soares JDCA, Barros MCDM, da Silva GVT, Carlini LP, Heiderich TM, Orsi RN, Balda RDCX, Silva PASO, Thomaz CE, Guinsburg R. Looking at neonatal facial features of pain: do health and non-health professionals differ? J Pediatr (Rio J) 2022; 98:406-412. [PMID: 34914897 PMCID: PMC9432145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the regions that trigger the attention of adults' gaze when assessing pain in newborn infants' pictures and to verify if there are differences between health and non-health professionals. METHOD Experimental study with 84 health professionals and 59 non-health professionals, who evaluated two images of 10 neonates, one at rest and the other during a painful procedure. Each image was shown for 7 seconds on a computer screen, while eye movements were tracked by the Tobii TX300 EyeTracker. After evaluating each image, participants gave a score from 0 (absent pain) to 10 (maximum pain), according to their perception of neonatal pain. For each image, the number and total time of gaze fixations in the forehead, eyes, nasolabial furrow, and mouth were studied. Comparisons between both groups of adults were made by an intraclass correlation coefficient, Student's t-test, and Bland Altman graphic. RESULTS Health professionals (93% female; 34 ± 9 years old), compared to non-health professionals (64% female; 35 ± 11 years old), gave lower scores for images at rest (0.81 ± 0.50 vs. 1.59 ± 0.76; p = 0.010), with no difference for those obtained during the painful procedure (6.98 ± 1.08 vs. 6.73 ± 0.82). There was a strong or almost perfect correlation for the number of fixations in the mouth, eyes, forehead, and for the total fixation time in the eyes and forehead. CONCLUSIONS Adults, irrespective of their profession, showed a homogeneous gaze pattern when evaluating pictures of neonates at rest or during a painful procedures.
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- Juliana do Carmo Azevedo Soares
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Universitario FEI, Department of Electrical Engineering, Image Processing Laboratory, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Universitario FEI, Department of Electrical Engineering, Image Processing Laboratory, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Universitario FEI, Department of Electrical Engineering, Image Processing Laboratory, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Universitario FEI, Department of Electrical Engineering, Image Processing Laboratory, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Identification of pain in neonates: the adults' visual perception of neonatal facial features. J Perinatol 2021; 41:2304-2308. [PMID: 34253842 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01143-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To verify the visual attention of adults when assessing neonatal pain. STUDY DESIGN 143 adults (59% health professionals) evaluated 20 pictures (2 pictures of 10 neonates' faces: at rest; during a painful procedure). Tobii-TX300 tracked the participants' eyes movement. For each picture, adults scored pain intensity (0 = no pain; 10 = maximum). Latent classes analysis was applied by cognitive diagnosis models-GDINA with two attributes (knowledge of pain presence/absence). Variables associated with belonging to the class of adults that correctly identified pictures of newborns with/without pain were identified by logistic regression. RESULTS To identify neonatal pain, adults look at the mouth, eyes, and forehead in facial pictures. The latent class analysis identified four classes of adults: those that identify painful/painless neonates (YY-Class; n = 80); only painful neonates (n = 28); only painless neonates (n = 34) and none (n = 1). Being a health professional (OR: 2.29; 95% CI: 1.16-4.51), and each look at the nasolabial furrow (2.07; 1.19-3.62) increased the chance of belonging to the YY-class. CONCLUSIONS Being a health professional and the visual fixation at the nasolabial furrow helped to identify the presence/absence of neonatal pain.
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Kanbur BN, Mutlu B, Salihoğlu Ö. Validity and reliability of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale (NIAPAS) in Turkish: prospective study. SAO PAULO MED J 2021; 139:305-311. [PMID: 34346962 PMCID: PMC9615587 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0721.r1.23122020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Using pain scales helps nurses in making early diagnoses and in assessing and managing pain symptoms and findings when developing a nursing care plan. OBJECTIVE To determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale (NIAPAS). DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective study conducted in Istanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS 145 newborns in the 26th to 42nd gestational weeks that were receiving treatment and care in the neonatal intensive care unit were included in this study. A total of 1740 pain assessments were made by two independent observers on these 145 newborns. The research data was collected using a newborn description form, NIAPAS and the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS). RESULTS The scope validity index of NIAPAS was found to be between 0.90 and 1.00 and its Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.914. Correlations between characteristics and total scores (r = 0.20-0.82) were found to be sufficiently high. In an assessment on concurrency validity, there was a strong positive relationship between NIAPAS and NIPS scores (r = 0.73-0.82; P < 0.000). From kappa analysis (0.73-0.99) and intraclass correlation (r = 0.75-0.96), it was determined that there was concordance between the observers. CONCLUSION NIAPAS was found to be a valid and reliable scale for evaluating acute pain in newborns.
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- Bahar Nur Kanbur
- RN, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- RN, PhD. Associate Professor, Pediatric Nursing Department, Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- MD, PhD. Professor, Neonatal Intensive Care Clinic, Istanbul Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Silva GVTD, Barros MCDM, Soares JDCA, Carlini LP, Heiderich TM, Orsi RN, Balda RDCX, Thomaz CE, Guinsburg R. What Facial Features Does the Pediatrician Look to Decide That a Newborn Is Feeling Pain? Am J Perinatol 2021; 40:851-857. [PMID: 34192767 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to analyze the gaze fixation of pediatricians during the decision process regarding the presence/absence of pain in pictures of newborn infants. STUDY DESIGN Experimental study, involving 38 pediatricians (92% females, 34.6 ± 9.0 years, 22 neonatologists) who evaluated 20 pictures (two pictures of each newborn: one at rest and one during a painful procedure), presented in random order for each participant. The Tobii-TX300 equipment tracked eye movements in four areas of interest of each picture (AOI): mouth, eyes, forehead, and nasolabial furrow. Pediatricians evaluated the intensity of pain with a verbal analogue score from 0 to 10 (0 = no pain; 10 = maximum pain). The number of pictures in which pediatricians fixed their gaze, the number of gaze fixations, and the total and average time of gaze fixations were compared among the AOI by analysis of variance (ANOVA). The visual-tracking parameters of the pictures' evaluations were also compared by ANOVA according to the pediatricians' perception of pain presence: moderate/severe (score = 6-10), mild (score = 3-5), and absent (score = 0-2). The association between the total time of gaze fixations in the AOI and pain perception was assessed by logistic regression. RESULTS In the 20 newborn pictures, the mean number of gaze fixations was greater in the mouth, eyes, and forehead than in the nasolabial furrow. Also, the average total time of gaze fixations was greater in the mouth and forehead than in the nasolabial furrow. Controlling for the time of gaze fixation in the AOI, each additional second in the time of gaze fixation in the mouth (odds ratio [OR]: 1.26; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08-1.46) and forehead (OR: 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02-1.33) was associated with an increase in the chance of moderate/severe pain presence in the neonatal facial picture. CONCLUSION When challenged to say whether pain is present in pictures of newborn infants' faces, pediatricians fix their gaze preferably in the mouth. The longer duration of gaze fixation in the mouth and forehead is associated with an increase perception that moderate/severe pain is present. KEY POINTS · Neonatal pain assessment is intrinsically subjective.. · Visual tracking identifies the focus of attention of individuals.. · Adults' gaze in neonates' mouth and forehead is associated with pain perception..
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- Giselle Valério Teixeira da Silva
- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Centro Universitario FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Centro Universitario FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Centro Universitario FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Chih H, Betts K, Scott J, Alati R. Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Infant Feeding Practices at Hospital Discharge: Findings from the Born in Queensland Study. Matern Child Health J 2020; 25:385-391. [PMID: 33226579 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study aims to explore association between maternal depressive symptoms and infant feeding practice at hospital discharge. METHODS Data were obtained from a birth cohort study based in Australia that linked to health administrative records. Maternal demographic data, mental health status derived from the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), feeding practices of livebirths of at least 400 g or gestation periods of at least 20 weeks recorded during July-December 2015 were included (n = 14,658). Logistic regression models were performed to test association between presence of depressive symptoms and exclusive breast or formula feeding within 24 h prior to hospital discharge while adjusting for covariates known to be associated with breastfeeding. RESULTS About 12% of women self-reported having depressive symptoms (EPDS score ≥ 10). Although only 7% of women (n = 1012) exclusively formula fed their babies, having depressive symptoms was associated with a 51% higher likelihood of exclusive formula feeding at hospital discharge. The association remains significant after adjustment for maternal age, gestational weeks, number of previous pregnancies, socioeconomic and partner status (p < 0.001) and all other covariates (p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE Having depressive symptoms was associated with increased likelihood of exclusive formula feeding. Routine measurement post-delivery and early management of maternal depressive symptoms may influence infant feeding practice and reduce prevalence of exclusive formula feeding at hospital discharge.
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- HuiJun Chih
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Neurobiological Consequences of Early Painful Experience: Basic Science Findings and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 2017; 31:178-185. [PMID: 28437310 DOI: 10.1097/jpn.0000000000000258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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As healthcare teams have worked to improve infant survival rates, the management of painful events experienced by these hospitalized neonates has increased and yet pain management remains highly variable between healthcare institutions. At the same time, emerging evidence suggests that these early painful experiences may alter the trajectory of development for pain-processing pathways both peripherally and centrally. This concise review highlights findings from both the basic and clinical science literature supporting the hypothesis that early painful experiences can have long-lasting negative effects on biological, psychological, and socioemotional functions. Implications for pain management in neonates and considerations for evidence-based practice change are discussed.
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The Challenges of Providing Effective Pain Management for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pain Manag Nurs 2016; 17:372-383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shomaker K, Dutton S, Mark M. Pain Prevalence and Treatment Patterns in a US Children's Hospital. Hosp Pediatr 2015; 5:363-70. [PMID: 26136310 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2014-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hospitalized children experience significant pain despite improvement efforts. This study was undertaken to better understand the epidemiology of acute pain in hospitalized children and the extent to which existing measures reveal targets for improving pain management. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was used to audit pain assessment, intensity, prevalence, source, and treatment hospital-wide on a single day in 2011. Chart audits were performed on patients aged 0 to 21 years. All patients had the option to participate in a structured interview about their pain experience. RESULTS The audit included 112 children, 47 of whom were interviewed. Pain prevalence obtained by child/parent interview (72%) was more than twice that documented by nurses (30%). Infants, but not cognitively impaired children, had significantly lower rates of pain detection and analgesic ordering than older age groups. Procedural pain was the most frequently cited source of pain among interviewed patients and was poorly addressed in the medical record. Fifty percent of children with documented moderate-to-severe pain received scheduled pain medications. More than one-third of interviewed patients would have wanted more pain medication if it could have been safely given. CONCLUSIONS Specific gaps remain in the quality of pain management provided to hospitalized children. Focus on infant pain detection, assessment and management of procedural pain, and scheduled analgesic ordering are sensible targets for future process improvement efforts.
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- Kyrie Shomaker
- Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia; and
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia; and
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute,Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Gibbins S, Stevens B, Dionne K, Yamada J, Pillai Riddell R, McGrath P, Asztalos E, O'Brien K, Beyene J, McNamara P, Johnston C. Perceptions of health professionals on pain in extremely low gestational age infants. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2015; 25:763-74. [PMID: 25854616 DOI: 10.1177/1049732315580105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Extremely low gestational age infants (<28 weeks at birth) experience significant pain from repeated therapeutic procedures while hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit. As part of a program of research examining pain in preterm infants, we conducted a qualitatively driven mixed-methods design, supplemented with a qualitative and quantitative component, to understand how health care professionals (HCPs) assess and manage procedural pain for tiny and underdeveloped preterm infants. Fifty-nine HCPs from different disciplines across four tertiary-level neonatal units in Canada participated in individual or focus group interviews and completed a brief questionnaire. Four themes from the content analysis were (a) subtlety and unpredictability of pain indicators, (b) infant and caregiver attributes and contextual factors that influence pain response and practices, (c) the complex nature of pain assessment, and (d) uncertainty in the management of pain. The information gleaned from this study can assist in identifying gaps in knowledge and informing unit-based and organizational knowledge translation strategies for this vulnerable population.
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pain assessment and measurement are the cornerstones of pain management. Pain assessment connotes a comprehensive multidimensional description. Conversely, pain measurement provides a numeric quantitative description of each factor illustrating pain qualities. Pain scales provide a composite score used to guide practice and research. The type of infant pain instrument chosen is a significant factor in guiding pain management practice. The purpose of this review was to summarize current infant pain measures by introducing a conceptual framework for pain measurement. Although more than 40 infant pain instruments exist, many were devised solely for research purposes; several of the newly developed instruments largely overlap with existing instruments. Integration of pain management into daily practice remains problematic. Understanding how each instrument measures infant pain allows clinicians to make better decisions about what instrument to use with which infant and in what circumstances. In addition, novel new measurement techniques need further testing.
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Bellieni CV, Rocchi R, Buonocore G. The Ethics of Pain Clinical Trials on Persons Lacking Judgment Ability: Much to Improve. PAIN MEDICINE 2012; 13:427-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Walker S. Perioperative care of neonates with Down's syndrome: should it be different? Br J Anaesth 2012; 108:177-9. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mattsson JY, Forsner M, Arman M. Uncovering pain in critically ill non-verbal children: nurses' clinical experiences in the paediatric intensive care unit. J Child Health Care 2011; 15:187-98. [PMID: 21828165 DOI: 10.1177/1367493511406566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Critically ill paediatric patients are frequently exposed to pain that is required to be assessed and treated effectively. The most reliable resource for assessing pain is the child itself, but children in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are commonly unable to communicate their needs, requiring professional caregivers to uncover and interpret pain. However, nurses and paediatricians do not have sufficient knowledge of how critical illness affects childrens' signs of pain. The aim of this study was to illuminate clinical experiences of pain in the PICU; describing nurses' perceptions of expressions of pain in non-verbal, critically ill 2-6 year old children. The participants were 17 experienced PICU nurses. Data were analysed according to the phenomenographic method and three qualitatively different main categories, gained from clinical experience, emerged: changes in the measurable parameters; perceived muscular tension; and, altered behaviour. Furthermore, contrasting the categories revealed two diverse perspectives to focus pain: measure-oriented and patient-oriented. Subtle expressions of pain were recognised when focus was patient-oriented. These findings support the necessity of actively looking for pain deriving from various perspectives and considering diverse caring needs when doing so. Acknowledging pain makes pain visible.
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Maia ACA, Coutinho SB. Fatores que influenciam a prática do profissional de saúde no manejo da dor do recém-nascido. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822011000200020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Apresentar revisão sobre as principais variáveis que podem influenciar as ações e as atitudes dos profissionais de saúde no manejo adequado da dor no período neonatal. FONTES DOS DADOS: Pesquisa bibliográfica, nas bases de dados Medline, SciELO e Lilacs, entre 1995 e 2009, restrita aos artigos escritos em inglês e português. Foram utilizados os seguintes descritores: "dor", "Terapia Intensiva Neonatal" e "profissional de Saúde". Avaliaram-se 88 artigos, sem seleção pelo desenho, sendo incluídos os 55 mais relevantes e recentes. SÍNTESE DOS DADOS: Os estudos confirmaram que o manejo da dor no neonato pelos profissionais de saúde é inadequado. Essa prática pode estar relacionada aos seguintes fatores: conhecimento insuficiente quanto à fisiopatologia da dor; não utilização de métodos de avaliação; falta de normatização sistemática ou protocolos; e falha na comunicação e incorporação da teoria na prática diária por parte da equipe multiprofissional. São acrescidos ainda os fatores subjetivos, pessoais e profissionais, que podem interferir na avaliação e no tratamento da dor no recém-nascido. CONCLUSÕES: Os obstáculos para um manejo adequado da dor são multifatoriais e o conhecimento das atitudes e crenças das equipes de saúde que trabalham com neonatos é muito importante. Há necessidade de investimentos na capacitação, formação e sensibilização dos profissionais acerca do controle e do tratamento da dor, com o intuito de proporcionar um cuidado mais humanizado ao neonato.
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