Pain evaluation in newborns using the Neonatal Facial Activity Coding scale during blood gases analysis

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study aimed at evaluating pain of newborns submitted to blood gases analysis by means of the Neonatal Facial Activity Coding scale, as well as at comparing newborns’ physiological parameters before and during arterial puncture.METHODS:This was an exploratory, d...

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Main Authors: Isis de Oliveira Pinheiro, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima, Fernanda Jorge Magalhães, Leiliane Martins Farias, Maria do Socorro Mendonça Sherlock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
Subjects:
dor
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000300176&lng=en&tlng=en