Guideline statements on the management of procedure-related pain in neonates, children and adolescents.
This annotation discusses the process of writing guidelines on procedure-related pain management by a diverse group of paediatricians and a consumer. It examines possible reasons for the huge gap between evidence and clinical practice and recommends that all health professionals look at their own experiences of pain growing up.
Mackenzie
Angela
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Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. angela.mackenzie@rch.org.au
D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*