Epidemiological aspects of pain syndrome in newborn infants: results of questionnaire staff
The opinion 85 employees of two hospitals in Irkutsk in the identification of pain syndrome in infants and methods of analgesia was studied. The questioning revealed nonsystematic pain assessment in newborns. Although most respondents rated a majority of the listed procedures as being painful, pharmacological agents were rarely used, except for the endotracheal intubation, insertion of a chest tube and lumbar puncture. According to clinicians' opinion, the presence of birth injuries in newborns is not a reason for systematic analgesia. Our study notes that health care professionals in neonatal unites are needed for training in pain assessment and adequate use of pain relieving techniques with both pharmacological agents and comfort measures for prevent or minimize pain in newborns.