Dexmedetomidine for analgesia and sedation for procedural pain or discomfort in newborn infants

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess the benefits and harms of dexmedetomidine compared with opioids, non-opioids and placebo in providing sedation and analgesia for procedural pain in newborn infants.

This is a protocol.