Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that varying prevalence of non-acute pain in critically ill infants may be due to different definitions.

Emre IIhanVerity PaceyLaura BrownKaye SpenceAmit TrivediJulia M Hush

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

The prevalence of non-acute pain in infants admitted to critical care units varied considerably. This could have been because all the studies used different definitions of non-acute pain.

Keyphrases

liver failure
chronic pain
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pain management
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risk factors
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spinal cord injury
spinal cord
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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