Nonpharmacological interventions for needle‐related procedural pain and post‐operative pain in neonates and infants.
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:
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To assess the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for the management of needle‐related procedural and postoperative pain and distress in neonates, infants and children up to three years of age.
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To formulate an evidence base regarding the role of nonpharmacological strategies/techniques enacted in conjunction with pharmacological treatments.