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.
Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. angela.mackenzie@rch.org.au
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D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*