TABLE 7.

Adverse events associated with sucrose administration and pain during the NICU stay (n = 168).

Adverse events	Overall	Site 1	Site 2	Site 3	Site 4	p‐Value
Apnea a	0.2 (0.6)	0.2 (0.5)	0.1 (0.4)	0.7 (1.3)	0.1 (0.4)	0.002
Bradycardia a	0.5 (1.1)	0.8 (1.4)	0.2 (0.8)	0.7 (1.1)	0.4 (0.7)	0.024
Choking/Gagging a	0.5 (1.2)	0.8 (1.3)	0.2 (0.7)	1.00 (2.0)	0.2 (0.7)	0.007
Tachycardia a	2.6 (4.8)	2.2 (4.6)	2.0 (4.7)	5.0 (6.2)	2.5 (3.5)	0.079
O2 Desaturation a	4.2 (8.4)	5.3 (7.7)	3.0 (7.6)	7.2 (12.3)	2.2 (6.3)	0.091
Total/infant a	7.9 (12.7)	9.3 (11.8)	5.6 (11.2)	14.5 (19.2)	5.5 (8.0)	0.017

^a Values expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD) per infant.