EMLA versus glucose for PICC insertion: a randomised triple-masked controlled study

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Vol. 96; no. 6; pp. F467 - f468
• Main Authors: Marcatto, Juliana de Oliveira, Vasconcelos, Paula C B, Araújo, Claudirene Milagres, Tavares, Eduardo Carlos, Silva, Yerkes Pereira e
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.11.2011; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Analgesia - methods; Anesthetics, Local; Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects; Catheters; Glucose; Hospitals; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases - prevention & control; Lidocaine; Medical instruments; Neonates; Pain - prevention & control; Pain management; Pain Measurement - methods; Prilocaine
• ISSN: 1359-2998; 1468-2052
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2011.215152

Preterm neonates experience a large number of painful procedures during their stay in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and these procedures are often not accompanied by satisfactory analgesia. 1 2 Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion is a painful intervention employed recurrently to provide a secure venous access. 3 - 7 The aim of this study was to determine whether 25% oral glucose or EMLA cream was a better strategy for controlling pain in preterm neonates undergoing PICC insertion.