Tratamiento farmacológico del dolor del recién nacido

Abstract

Hospitalized children are exposed to multiple pain- ful procedures. Each care center should implement a

comprehensive program for the prevention and ma- nagement of pain in the newborn that includes us- ing strategies for routine evaluation, minimizing the

number of painful procedures, reducing exposure to

environmental stimuli such as light and noise, and us- ing protocols that incorporate the use of non-pharma- cological and pharmacological measures effectively.

With regard to the administration of drugs, it is essen- tial to carefully select those who present greater evi- dence of efficacy and safety.

Neonates constitute the population with the least in- formation regarding the dose, pharmacokinetic and

pharmacodynamic behavior of medications because there are few robust clinical studies in patients of this age range.

However, knowing the characteristics of the medi- cations currently available for the management of

sedo-analgesia in the neonatal population is a funda- mental objective for the proper, safe and efficient use

of these drugs. This article develops the most frequently used in this population.