title: OC14 - Implementation of an educational program in children's post - operative pain.
abstract: Theme: Nursing education, management and leadership.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Successful pain management contributes to high-quality postoperative care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the intensity of postoperative pain in children after an educational intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical ward nurses after educational intervention recorded 146 children (0-16 years) postoperative pain scores, applying FLACC, FACES, NRS according to child's age during December 2012 to March 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean values of children's pain scores at the reception, 24h and 48h after surgery was 0,99 ± 1,68, 0,6 ± 1,43 and 0,13 ± 0,79 respectively. The median pain scores for the 1st and 2nd 24-hour seemed to correlate with the duration of surgery (p = 0.048). Only 20% of cases applied some form of non-pharmacological pain method that was associated with the child's age (p = 0,001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Special care should be taken about using non-pharmacological pain control methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postoperative pain management programs contribute to effective deal.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Ward, 'P&A Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mavridi
authors.affiliation: National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Nursing Department, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Statiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, 'P&A Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Adelais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsiotou
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, 'P&A Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaliardou
authors.affiliation: Surgical Ward, 'P&A Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doxara
authors.affiliation: National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Nursing Department, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matziou
keywords: Educational intervention; paediatric pain; post-operative pain management.