Table 4.

Attributed causes, treatments and resolution of pain (n = 264 cases).

		Targeted Treatment			Pain Resolved or Resolving
Attributed Cause	n *	Treatment	n	% of Cause	n	% of Treated
Incorrect positioning and attachment	238	Correction of positioning and attachment	238	100	137	58
Ankyloglossia	177	Frenotomy	62	35	43	69
		No frenotomy	115	65	64	56
Insufficient milk supply	104	Domperidone	62	60	35	56
		No domperidone	42	40	28	67
Palatal anomaly	117	Pain management	92	79	58	63
		No pain management	25	21	16	64
Flat or inverted nipples	32	Pain management	28	88	16	57
		No pain management	4	12	2	50
Vasospasm	14	Pain management	10	71	6	60
		No pain management	4	29	1	25
Mastitis	32	Antibiotics	12	38	8	67
		No antibiotics	20	62	15	75
Confirmed infection	69
C. albicans	7	Antifungal	6	86	3	50
S. aureus	56	Oral antibiotics	18	32	12	67
		Oral plus topical antibiotics	14	25	10	71
		Topical antibiotics	8	14	6	75
		No antibiotics	16	29	7	44
Other bacteria	6	Oral antibiotics	2	33	1	50

* Total >264 as more than one attributed cause had been indicated for most cases; S. aureus includes 1 also with C. albicans, 2 with Enterococcus, and 1 with coliform bacteria; Other bacteria include Enterococcus, coliform or unspecified bacteria; Topical antibiotics include medihoney and mupirocin.