Heel blood sampling in European neonatal intensive care units: compliance with pain management guidelines

@article{Losacco2011HeelBS,
  title={Heel blood sampling in European neonatal intensive care units: compliance with pain management guidelines},
  author={Valentina Losacco and Marina Cuttini and Gorm Greisen and Dominique Haumont and Carmen Rosa Pall{\'a}s-Alonso and V{\'e}ronique Pierrat and Inga Warren and Bert J Smit and Bj{\"o}rn Westrup},
  journal={Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition},
  year={2011},
  volume={96},
  pages={F65 - F68}
}
Objective To describe the use of heel blood sampling and non-pharmacological analgesia in a large representative sample of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in eight European countries, and compare their self-reported practices with evidence-based recommendations. Methods Information on use of heel blood sampling and associated procedures (oral sweet solutions, non-nutritive sucking, swaddling or positioning, topical anaesthetics and heel warming) were collected through a structured mail… 
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