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Table 5 Comparison among the papers that had twenty or more babies in each study-group and simultaneously used the specific pain scale and respective pain scale scores available

From: Analgesia for infants’ circumcision

Authors

Newborns (n)

Analgesia

Specific pain scale

Pain scale scores

Malnory et al. [24]

53

Acetaminophen

NIPS (0–7)

1.55 (1.19-2.25)

placebo

2.55 (2.1-3.0)

South et al. [22]

44

DPNB+acetaminophen+non-nutritive sucking

PIPP (0–21)

5.7 (3.7-7.0)

DPNB+Tylenol

8 (6.8-8.5)

Taddio et al. [30]

86

DPNB+EMLA+acetaminophen

NFCS (0-100%)

30% (20-40%)

EMLA

95% (93-97%)

  1. In bold, the most effective analgesic method.