Treating pain in paediatric intensive care

Pain is extremely present in paediatric intensive care units. It is caused both by the care procedures and by the pathology itself. Its assessment is essential and is based on scales adapted to the child.Treatment methods, pharmacological or not, depend on the type of pain and its intensity.

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Published inSoins. Pédiatrie, puériculture no. 279; p. 22
Main Authors Abderrahamn, Nadia, Beck, Nathalie, Fazilleau, Laura, Langlois, Claudette
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.07.2014
Subjects
Child
Critical Care
Humans
Pain Management
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Summary:Pain is extremely present in paediatric intensive care units. It is caused both by the care procedures and by the pathology itself. Its assessment is essential and is based on scales adapted to the child.Treatment methods, pharmacological or not, depend on the type of pain and its intensity.
ISSN:1259-4792