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SUBMITTER: Attarian S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4101480 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Attarian Stephanie S Tran Lan Chi LC Moore Aimee A Stanton George G Meyer Eric E Moore Robert P RP
Brain sciences 20140425 2
Medical management of newborn infants often necessitates recurrent painful procedures, which may alter nociceptive pathways during a critical developmental period and adversely effect neuropsychological outcomes. To mitigate the effects of repeated painful stimuli, opioid administration for peri-procedural analgesia and ICU (intensive care unit) sedation is common in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). A growing body of basic and animal evidence suggests potential long-term harm associated ...[more]