Newborns are the most fragile patients and they require a careful approach to pain. The field has had great breakthroughs in recent years. Many pain scales are now available, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to neonatal analgesia have been developed. There is much that can still be done to improve the neonatal environment, newborns’ care, and parents’ hospitality. Neonatal pain treatment is one of the emerging topics in modern pediatrics.
The goal of this Research Topic is to track and describe the basis and development of pain treatment in babies (prevention, assessment, and analgesic approach), adding to the more recent advances in the field. It will describe the recent progress in pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic analgesic treatments. It will also show that neonatal pain treatment should be integrated with other topics such as the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), parents’ and caregivers’ support, and environmental stressors which can disrupt the baby and make analgesic treatment less effective. This Research Topic will offer a unique opportunity to explore recent advances and to treat neonatal pain with complete well-being in mind.
We are interested in both reviews and research papers, particularly on:
• Summary of evidences for procedural pain in newborns
• Analgesic efficacy in skin breaking procedures in newborns: heel prick, venipuncture, intramuscular injection,
lumbar puncture, central catheters
• Analgesia and sedation in non-invasive and invasive ventilation in newborns
• Analgesia and sedation for surfactant administration INSURE vs LISA
• Sedation for neuroimaging
• Analgesia and sedation during and after surgery
• Analgesia and sedation during hypothermia treatment
• How to control stress and pain during the screening for retinopathy of prematurity
• Analgesia and sedation for laser therapy, anti-VEGF injection, and fluorescein angiography
• Sucrose: minimally effective dose and immediate and long-term effects of repeated doses
• Drawbacks of analgesics in neonatal age
• How to measure acute pain in newborns and how useful it is in clinical practice
• How to measure prolonged pain in newborns
• How to measure pain in neurologically compromised newborns
• How to assess and treat pain during necrotizing enterocolitis
• Pain management during plication in gastroschisis and omphalocele
Newborns are the most fragile patients and they require a careful approach to pain. The field has had great breakthroughs in recent years. Many pain scales are now available, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to neonatal analgesia have been developed. There is much that can still be done to improve the neonatal environment, newborns’ care, and parents’ hospitality. Neonatal pain treatment is one of the emerging topics in modern pediatrics.
The goal of this Research Topic is to track and describe the basis and development of pain treatment in babies (prevention, assessment, and analgesic approach), adding to the more recent advances in the field. It will describe the recent progress in pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic analgesic treatments. It will also show that neonatal pain treatment should be integrated with other topics such as the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), parents’ and caregivers’ support, and environmental stressors which can disrupt the baby and make analgesic treatment less effective. This Research Topic will offer a unique opportunity to explore recent advances and to treat neonatal pain with complete well-being in mind.
We are interested in both reviews and research papers, particularly on:
• Summary of evidences for procedural pain in newborns
• Analgesic efficacy in skin breaking procedures in newborns: heel prick, venipuncture, intramuscular injection,
lumbar puncture, central catheters
• Analgesia and sedation in non-invasive and invasive ventilation in newborns
• Analgesia and sedation for surfactant administration INSURE vs LISA
• Sedation for neuroimaging
• Analgesia and sedation during and after surgery
• Analgesia and sedation during hypothermia treatment
• How to control stress and pain during the screening for retinopathy of prematurity
• Analgesia and sedation for laser therapy, anti-VEGF injection, and fluorescein angiography
• Sucrose: minimally effective dose and immediate and long-term effects of repeated doses
• Drawbacks of analgesics in neonatal age
• How to measure acute pain in newborns and how useful it is in clinical practice
• How to measure prolonged pain in newborns
• How to measure pain in neurologically compromised newborns
• How to assess and treat pain during necrotizing enterocolitis
• Pain management during plication in gastroschisis and omphalocele
