Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guidelines have been successfully applied to children and neonates. There is a need to provide evidence-based consensus recommendations to manage neonatal pain perioperatively to ensure adequate analgesia while minimising harmful side effects.

Methods

Following a stakeholder needs assessment, an international guideline development committee (GDC) was established. A modified Delphi consensus iteratively defined the scope of patient and procedure inclusion, topic selection and recommendation content regarding the pharmacologic management of neonatal pain. Critical appraisal tools assessed the relevance and quality of full-text studies. Each recommendation underwent a formal Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and E

SUBMITTER: Pilkington M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474870 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature