TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence-based pain management for infants
AU - Stevens, Bonnie
AU - Koren, Gideon
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The impact of pain on infants has been the topic of increasing research interest over the past decade. Although pain is now known to be stressful and the source of immediate and long term consequences, inadequate progress has been made in infant pain management. Research evidence provides the basis for effective pain management. However, the quality of the evidence, inconsistent findings, and the perceived lack of clinical relevance may have hindered the utilization of research on infant pain management in clinical practice. Reconceptualization of the definition of pain, increased methodologic rigor, validated assessment approaches, and systematic reviews of research studies on pain management may provide the opportunity for improved pain management using evidence-based practice.
AB - The impact of pain on infants has been the topic of increasing research interest over the past decade. Although pain is now known to be stressful and the source of immediate and long term consequences, inadequate progress has been made in infant pain management. Research evidence provides the basis for effective pain management. However, the quality of the evidence, inconsistent findings, and the perceived lack of clinical relevance may have hindered the utilization of research on infant pain management in clinical practice. Reconceptualization of the definition of pain, increased methodologic rigor, validated assessment approaches, and systematic reviews of research studies on pain management may provide the opportunity for improved pain management using evidence-based practice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031831890&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00008480-199804000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00008480-199804000-00016
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C2 - 9608901
AN - SCOPUS:0031831890
SN - 1040-8703
VL - 10
SP - 203
EP - 207
JO - Current Opinion in Pediatrics
JF - Current Opinion in Pediatrics
IS - 2
ER -