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SUBMITTER: Erbi I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7184594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Erbi Ilaria I Ciantelli Massimiliano M Farinella Riccardo R Tuoni Cristina C Gentiluomo Manuel M Moscuzza Francesca F Rizzato Cosmeri C Bedini Alice A Faraoni Maddalena M Giusfredi Stefano S Tavanti Arianna A Ghirri Paolo P Campa Daniele D
Scientific reports 20200427 1
An increased awareness on neonatal pain-associated complications has led to the development of pain scales adequate to assess the level of pain experienced by newborns such as the ABC score. A commonly used analgesic procedure is to administer a 33% oral dextrose solution to newborns prior to the painful intervention. Although this procedure is very successful, not in all subjects it reaches complete efficacy. A possible explanation for the different response to the treatment could be genetic va ...[more]