pain relief

[corks]

Anybody using Sucrose prior to painful procedures such as heel pricks, immunisations? What are your experiences? what pain assessment tool are you using? Again thanks for your ideas. :) Corks

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Has NICU scale here.

Top 10 things you need to know about pediatric pain management:

http://www.med.umich.edu/pain/pediatric.htm

[prmenrs, RN]

We do use that oral sucrose on babies who can't eat, etc., sometimes they like it, sometimes it doesn't distract them long enough.

[Mimi2RN, ASN, RN]

We use sucrose on our babes, using a leuer tip syringe. It works best with the older/bigger babies......put a drop or two on his (or her) tongue, and watch him taste it and smack his lips. Then put a paci in. It won't work on every baby, but it helps some. It's also useful with starving breast feed only babies, with or w/out a paci.

At least it can help them fall asleep till mom comes back. :)

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

We use it , but I don't know if it works that great. It seems that most respond more to patting and rubbing. Just my 2 cents.

[CatRN]

Hi there....

Have used sucrose, Sweet Eaze, 12% Sucrose.....they seem to work okay with a pacifier....personally I think it's more the consoling of the sucking that calms them than the sucrose. Studies have shown that the sucrose releases natural pain relievers in the body, especially neonates. I think it hurts either way, it's simply a form of distraction. :)