Effects of pain management on sleep in preterm infants

: Axelin A, Kirjavainen J, Salantera S, Lehtonen L

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

: 2010

: European Journal of Pain

: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

: EUR J PAIN

: 7

: 14

: 7

: 752

: 758

: 7

: 1090-3801

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.11.007

Conclusion: Pain management with oxycodone markedly altered the structure of the subsequent sleep period. This reduced amount of REM sleep may have consequences for brain development in preterm infants. (C) 2009 European Federation of International Association for the Study of Pain Chapters. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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