International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 624-632 , May 2009

Utilization of analgesics, sedatives, and pain scores in infants with a prolonged hospitalization: A prospective descriptive cohort study

  • Denise Harrison

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Neonatology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Critical Care & Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Nursing and the Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 555 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. Tel.: +1 416 946 0674; fax: +1 416 978 8222.
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  • Peter Loughnan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Elizabeth Manias

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Linda Johnston

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Neonatology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Critical Care & Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia

Received 25 August 2008 ,Revised 24 October 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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PII: S0020-7489(08)00313-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.11.001

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 624-632 , May 2009