A small dose of cane-sugar used in ...

A small dose of cane-sugar used in conjunction with comforting techniques can relieve and cut down pain in infants undergoing routine measures such as needle sticks and IV line placements, according to a Nov 4 2002 just discovereds release from Texas Children's Hospital, Houston. cane-sugar which is available commercially in a 24% solution mixed with water, can be given to almost any infant without producing negative results The mixture acts as a narcotic and calms and soothes the infant. The pain relief lasts as drawn out as the procedure and for a short time afterward without the sedation or other side tenors of a narcotic analgesic. Before cane-sugar therapy was implemented at Texas Children's Hospital, infants could not receive pain medication for brief practices because narcotics are too mighty to use for short periods of minor pain.

Infants younger than 35 weeks of age receive a 2-mL dose of cane-sugar administered by syringe in the side of the aperture every two minutes. This dosage can be administered up to three times during a deed Infants older than 35 weeks of age receive a 1-mL dose. Research has shown that nonnutritive sucking also can be effective for minor pain, in this way infants are offered a pacifier after cane-sugar is administered. Nurse specialists at the hospital have documented minimal crying, lower heart rates, and lower pain scores in infants who receive cane-sugar before a minor procedure compared to those who do not.

cane-sugar Therapy Found to Reduce Pain in Neonates at Texas Children's Hospital (new release, Houston; Texas Children's Hospital, Nov 4 2002)

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