title: Chronic pain after surgery in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the recent literature on chronic postsurgical pain in children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chronic postsurgical pain is an important problem in children, however, with a lower prevalence than in adults.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature on the topic is sparse. Prospective studies, including clinical examination, quantitative sensory testing, and long-term follow-up, are needed to increase our knowledge about the prevalence, risk factors, and underlying mechanisms.
authors: aDepartment of Anesthesiology and Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus bDepartment of Anesthesiology, Horsens Regional Hospital, Horsens, Denmark.
authors: Lone
authors: L
authors: Nikolajsen
authors: Lone D
authors: LD
authors: Brix
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires