Long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms vary inversely with early opiate dosing in children recovering from serious burns: effects durable at 4 years

• Published in: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery Vol. 76; no. 3; p. 828
• Main Authors: Sheridan, Robert L, Stoddard, Frederick J, Kazis, Lewis E, Lee, Austin, Li, Nien-Chen, Kagan, Richard J, Palmieri, Tina L, Meyer, 3rd, Walter J, Nicolai, Marc, Stubbs, Teresa K, Chan, Grace, Hinson, Michelle I, Herndon, David N, Tompkins, Ronald G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Burns - complications; Burns - psychology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Pain Management; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Retrospective Studies; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology; Time Factors

Children surviving serious burns are at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a function both of the injury and of its treatment. Short-term studies in such children have demonstrated reduced PTSD symptoms with intensive early pain control. However, the long-term impact of earl...