Pain in newborns: A literature review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.02.619.510

Keywords:

Pain; Infant, newborn; Pain Management; Practice Guideline; Nurseries, Hospital; Physicians, Pain, Infant, newborn, Pain Management, Practice Guideline, Nuseries Hospital, Physicians

Abstract

Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensitive and emotional experience due to an actual or potential tissue injury. In newborns, this interpretation of pain is subjective because of the immaturity of the systems in the neonatal period, which determines a decrease in the ability to control and express pain. Additionally, newborns have the ability to develop different responses to pain that can generate long-term adverse effects, if pain is treated insufficiently,  causing an increase in morbidity and mortality, alterations in behavior and neurological development. Therefore, different scales have been developed that assess pain in this population based on its physiological, autonomic and behavioral characteristics. Thus, It will be important to carry out targeted management, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological according to the child's conditions, to avoid the complications previously described. In this paper, a literature review is carried out on the physiology of pain, measurement scales and management recommendations available in the literature.

Author Biographies

  • Natalia Santamaria Castiblanco, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

    Médico general, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca (Colombia).   Residente primer año de Pediatría, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca (Colombia).  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7670-3920. CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001955686.

  • Daniela Natalia Polo Rivas, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

    Médico cirujano, Universidad el Bosque, Bogotá (Colombia). Residente tercer año de Pediatría, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía Cundinamarca (Colombia). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0884-3267. CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001825695.

  • María Belén Tovar Añez, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

    Directora de posgrados Facultad de Medicina, coordinadora de Especialización en Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca (Colombia). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6138-9924. CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000721034

Published

2023-09-18

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Section

NARRATIVE REVIEW

How to Cite

Pain in newborns: A literature review. (2023). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 39(2), 717-740. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.02.619.510

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