Managing procedural pain in pediatric patients

To review recent research on the management of acute procedural pain in pediatric patients. Pediatric patients experience pain with the same or greater intensity as their adult counterparts. Recent studies have acknowledged the importance of people's beliefs about pain and of a multidisciplinar...

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Published inCurrent opinion in pediatrics Vol. 24; no. 4; p. 530
Main Authors Cramton, Rachel E M, Gruchala, Nancy E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2012
Subjects
Acute Pain - diagnosis
Acute Pain - etiology
Acute Pain - therapy
Adolescent
Analgesia - methods
Analgesics - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pain Management - methods
Pain Measurement - methods
Pediatrics - methods
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Summary:To review recent research on the management of acute procedural pain in pediatric patients. Pediatric patients experience pain with the same or greater intensity as their adult counterparts. Recent studies have acknowledged the importance of people's beliefs about pain and of a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of acute pain. Pediatric patients experience pain from procedures related to their care. Pediatricians should educate themselves regarding the accurate assessment of pain, and the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods of managing acute pain.
ISSN:1531-698X
DOI:10.1097/MOP.0b013e328355b2c5