%0 Journal Article
%T Microcirculation ¨C a tool for the study of pain in neonates and infants?
%A Islam Saleh Abdo
%J Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology
%D 2012
%I Pabst Science Publishers
%X The relationship between pain and the newbornĄŻs microcirculation has been a poorly understood field of research. Introduction of orthogonal polarization spectral (OPS) imaging and sidestream dark field (SDF) imaging to clinical medicine has opened a new field of monitoring and target treatment in various neonatal diseases and states. The non-invasiveness and safety of these bedside technologies make them very favorable in bringing us closer to a better understanding of the impact of pain on the newbornĄŻs microcirculation. Early and long term impact of neonatal/infant pain syndrome, current tools of pain assessment in neonates and infants as well as infant microcirculation will be discussed.
%K microcirculation
%K pain
%K neonates
%K orthogonal polarization spectral (OPS)
%K sidestream dark field (SDF)
%U http://www.applied-cardiopulmonary-pathophysiology.com/fileadmin/downloads/acp-2012-3_20120927/03_abdo.pdf