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Infant Data
Results
MEDICAL INFORMATIONS
INDICATIONS
Mild analgesia and behavioral comforting prior to painful procedures (eg, vaccination, heel lances) in infants. A combination of sucrose plus non-nutritive sucking was more effective than no intervention and more effective than either single intervention alone in 180 full-term neonates (greater than 2200 g) older than 24 hours undergoing a heel-stick procedure. The dose of sucrose was 2 mL of sucrose 30% administered 2 minutes before the procedure
ADVERSE EFFECTS
Sucrose 24% has an osmolarity of approximately 1000 mOsm/L. The adverse effects of repeated doses in premature infants are unknown.
MONITORING
Assess for signs of pain and discomfort.