Shadassa Ourshalimian

Mar 12, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Scott Hadland |Newborn Medicine |Olivia A. Keane |Shadassa Ourshalimian

Pain management in hospitalized infants needs to balance 2 key considerations.1 First, infants with serious medical conditions often undergo painful interventions in the hospital (eg, surgical procedures, line placements, intubations, mechanical ventilation), and clinicians must carefully manage infants’ pain and sedation to prevent distress and adverse long-term developmental consequences, including altered pain responses.