Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development
Medical Xpress
JUNE 8, 2025
Long-term effects of pain in early life We collected data on the number of procedures, clinical exposures and sucrose doses from three NICUs across Canada. As is the case internationally, sucrose is used widely in New Zealand, but there is considerable variation in protocols of use across hospitals.
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