Paediatric anaesthetists' perceptions of neonatal and infant pain.
A questionnaire was sent to all members of the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists in the U.K. and Eire, enquiring into their attitudes towards the perception of pain, its assessment and the use of opioids and regional anaesthesia in neonates and infants under 1 year of age. Sixty members returned completed forms out of a total of 66. The results showed that although most anaesthetists in the survey believe that even neonates feel pain, they are reluctant to prescribe analgesia. It was found that the objective signs considered to be most indicative of pain were potentially misleading.
Purcell-Jones
Gari
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Dept. of Anaesthetics, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH U.K. Dept. of Anaesthetics, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS U.K. Dept. of Anaesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, London WC1 3JH U.K.
Dormon
Frances
F
Sumner
Edward
E
D000776:Anesthesiology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009294:Narcotics; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D012119:Respiration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D009294:Narcotics