title: Analgesic and sedative drugs in newborns requiring respiratory support.
abstract: Infants receiving respiratory assistance may feel pain due to underlying disease or ventilation itself. Pain control during neonatal respiratory care reduces morbidity. This article summarizes the main scientific evidence about the use of drugs during ventilatory assistance, and provides some practical suggestions on pain management in neonates with respiratory support.
authors.affiliation: UO Neonatal Intensive Care, Ospedale Infermi Rimini, Italy. gina.ancora@auslrn.net
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ancora
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garetti
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pirelli
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merazzi
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastrocola
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pierantoni
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faldella
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lago
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives