title: [Postop pain treatment in children].
abstract: In last years there has been an increasing consideration of pain and it's treatment in children. Pain is difficult to measure precisely and reliably in children and this has led to the proliferation of a multiplicity of pain measurement scores for neonates, infants and children. Most pain measurement scores try to assign a numerical value to just one of these dimensions: cognitive, physiological, sensory, behavioural, affective, sociocultural and environmental factors all affect pain assessment. Anesthesiologists are adequately trained and sensitive to the manifestations of acute pain in various age groups and are experienced in intervening safely, effectively and appropriately to control the pain. All children should be regularly assessed for the presence of pain, its intensity and its cause. Titration of analgesia to control pain and documentation of the efficacy and adverse effects of pain management should be routine in all age groups. Whichever scoring system is used, the assessments should be repeated regularly, appropriate interventions should be prescribed and their effectiveness in reducing the pain severity should be regularly documented.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Anestezjologii Pediatrycznej, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobylarz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szlachta-Jezioro
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stobiński
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index