Table 2. Median number (minimum – maximum) of painful procedures performed from birth to 24 hours of life, to 72 hours of life and up to the seventh day of life of newborn infants.
Birth to 24 hours | Birth to 72 hours | Birth to 7 days | |
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Heel stick | 7 (2-12) | 13 (4-21) | 22 (10-46) |
Venous puncture | 2 (1-6) | 6 (1-9) | 6 (3-13) |
Arterial puncture | 2 (0-7) | 4 (0-12) | 7 (2-19) |
Lumbar puncture | 0 (0-4) | 0 (0-5) | 0 (0-5) |
Endotracheal intubation | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-3) |