Pain evaluation during arterial puncture: use of local anesthetic (EMLA), oral glucose solution and acetaminophen in premature newborns

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Registration Number: RBR-9r2gpb
• Lead Sponsor: Escola de enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age above or equal to thirty weeks and less than thirty-five weeks; weight higher than 1500 grams; being admited in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital das Clínicas of Federal University of Minas Gerais; clinical indication of blood collection trough arterial puncture; newborns in the first two weeks of life; minimum enteral diet of sixty mL/Kg per day; parents or guardians signature on the Informed Consent Form and on the image use authorization term.

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of neuromuscular dysfunction;Use of analgesia and / or bolus sedation or continuous infusion in the last 48 hours before the procedure;Newborns born to mothers who use illicit drugs;Diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis;Newborns under mechanical ventilation;Presence of skin lesion at puncture sites;Treatment with agents that induce methemoglobinemia such as sulfonamides, acetaminophen, phenobarbital, phenytoin and nitric oxide;Patients with hepatic impairment or bleeding;Patients with hemodynamic instabilityNeed of puncture in different places of the place previously selected for application of topical anesthetic;Need for more than three puncture attempts.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified