Oral dextrose reduced procedural pain without altering cellular ATP metabolism in preterm neonates: a prospective randomized trial.

Danilyn M Angeles Danilo S BoskovicJohn C TanWendy ShihErin HochDorothy FordeRaylene M PhillipsAndrew Hopper Douglas D DemingMitchell GoldsteinGiang TruongAprille FebrePriscilla PegisAdrian LaveryMunaf KadriAnamika BanerjiIman MousselliVora FarhaElba Fayard

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2020)

A single dose of 30% oral dextrose, given before a clinically required heel lance, decreased signs of pain without increasing ATP utilization and oxidative stress in premature neonates.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
chronic pain
oxidative stress
pain management
neuropathic pain
preterm infants
preterm birth
dna damage
spinal cord injury
induced apoptosis
endoplasmic reticulum stress
heat shock protein