Randomised controlled trial showed that neonates received better pain relief from a higher dose of sucrose during venepuncture.
Laila KristoffersenMoelo MalahlehaZama DuzeEva TegnanderNdaye KapongoRagnhild StøenTurid FollestadSturla H Eik-NesHåkon BergsengPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)
We showed that neonates received better pain relief from 0.5 mL than 0.2 mL sucrose during venepuncture but not after the needle was removed.