Current practices in neonatal pain management: a decade after the last Italian survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), as well as maternity nurseries, typically undergo painful invasive procedures during their hospital stay. We aim to report on current bedside analgesia/sedation and pain assessment practices, 10 years after the previous Italian survey.

Methods

This study employed a cross-sectional electronic survey. A 21-item questionnaire was distributed to directors of birth centers and NICUs to ascertain the policy for pain assessment and management in their respective units. A separate questionnaire was dispatched to neonatologists and nurses registered with the Italian Society of Neonatology. They reported on the analgesic strategies implemented for various painful bedside procedures. Both non-pharmacological and pha

SUBMITTER: Lago P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11829570 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature