Neurobiological Consequences of Early Painful Experience: Basic Science Findings and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
As healthcare teams have worked to improve infant survival rates, the management of painful events experienced by these hospitalized neonates has increased and yet pain management remains highly variable between healthcare institutions. At the same time, emerging evidence suggests that these early painful experiences may alter the trajectory of development for pain-processing pathways both peripherally and centrally. This concise review highlights findings from both the basic and clinical science literature supporting the hypothesis that early painful experiences can have long-lasting negative effects on biological, psychological, and socioemotional functions. Implications for pain management in neonates and considerations for evidence-based practice change are discussed.
Publication Title
The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
Repository Citation
Young, Erin E.; D'Agata, Amy; Vittner, Dorothy; and Baumbauer, Kyle M., "Neurobiological Consequences of Early Painful Experience: Basic Science Findings and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice" (2017). Nursing and Health Studies Faculty Publications. 217.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-facultypubs/217
Published Citation
Young, Erin E., Amy D'Agata, Dorothy Vittner, and Kyle M. Baumbauer. "Neurobiological Consequences of Early Painful Experience: Basic Science Findings and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice" The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing 31, no. 2 (2017): 178-185. http://doi:10.1097/JPN.0000000000000258
DOI
10.1097/JPN.0000000000000258
Peer Reviewed
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