title: The national pain management guideline: implications for neonatal intensive care. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
abstract: A wide range of acute pain management strategies is used in various patient populations throughout the United States. A guideline, developed by an interdisciplinary panel convened by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, offers health care providers a "coherent yet flexible approach to pain assessment and management for use in daily practice." The goal of the guideline and application to daily practice in the NICU are described.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones