Using sucrose - With eyes wide open

摘要

THE ASSESSMENT OF PAIN IS THE FOUNDA-tion of pain treatment. Without the ability to measure pain, it is impossible to evaluate the impact of any intervention aimed at alleviating it. This is particularly true for vulnerable populations, such as infants (Latin -infans or voiceless), who cannot verbally report their pain to us and, therefore, require proxies for self-report of pain. Starting in the 1980s, committed cadres of investigators have attempted to develop psychometrically