Pain management in children.
Interest in the management and study of pain in children has increased in recent years. A range of techniques appropriate to children with different developmental levels is now available for the assessment of various aspects of childhood pain. A management plan can be developed depending on the cause of pain and choosing from a range of therapeutic techniques. It should take into account both the physical and psychological aspects of pain. Drugs from the mainstay of treatment of pain with a clear physiological cause. Suitable drugs are now available but inexperience and myths may still result in reluctance to use appropriate strong analgesics in children. Postoperative pain control and the analgesic needs of neonates have been particularly neglected areas. Management can be dramatically improved by increasing staff sensitivity and the use of an integrated programme of drugs, physical techniques and psychological approaches.
Goldman
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Hospital for Sick Children, London.
Lloyd-Thomas
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009294:Narcotics