Tag: Infant

Oral Sucrose for Pain Control in Infants: A Useless Practice?

by Salim Rezaie posted June 3, 2021 No Comments

Background: Oral sweet solutions have been used for some time as a pain-reducing agent for procedures in the neonatal population. However, there has been some mixed results in its effectiveness, especially in the <12 months of age group. Nasopharyngeal aspiration (NPA) ...

Pediatrics

Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

by Anand Swaminathan posted May 11, 2017 No Comments

Background: Fever without source in infants less than three months old presents a difficult diagnostic dilemma for ED physicians. Over the past 25 years several algorithms have been developed to help guide clinicians, most notably the Rochester, Philadelphia and Boston ...

Pediatrics