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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 79:F209-F211 doi:10.1136/fn.79.3.F209
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Randomised controlled trial of paracetamol for heel prick pain in neonates

Table 2

Pain scores during heel pricks for paracetamol and placebo groups2-150

Group 1 (n=32) (paracetamol) Group 2 (n=33) (placebo) p Value
Facial action (%)
 Baseline 22.2 (39.5) 30.2 (55.1) 0.50
 Heel prick (overall) 143.5 (54.2) 131.1 (59.6) 0.38
 Prick phase 174.2 (64.2) 184.0 (64.9) 0.54
 Squeeze phase 227.6 (44.7) 203.6 (75.2) 0.12
 Recovery phase 73.3 (74.2) 57.8 (71.5) 0.39
Cry (%)
 Baseline 0.0 (0) 1.3 (7.7) 0.33
 Heel prick (overall) 29.4 (19.9) 26.8 (20.2) 0.60
 Prick phase 37.3 (30.6) 39.3 (29.4) 0.79
 Squeeze phase 51.4 (27.1) 44.3 (30.5) 0.32
 Recovery phase 10.1 (18.5) 8.7 (21.3) 0.78
  • 2-150 Figures are mean (SD).

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