Pain management in children

Pain management in children

The paediatric population is at risk of inadequate pain management, with age-related factors affecting pain management in children. This presented study discusses the complexities of measuring paediatric pain, reviews the most well-known pain assessment scales, and emphasizes the importance of famil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2013, Vol.Spec no. 1 (1), p.28-34
Hauptverfasser: Mazur, Artur, Radziewicz Winnicki, Igor, Szczepański, Tomasz
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pain - etiology
Pain - physiopathology
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
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Zusammenfassung:The paediatric population is at risk of inadequate pain management, with age-related factors affecting pain management in children. This presented study discusses the complexities of measuring paediatric pain, reviews the most well-known pain assessment scales, and emphasizes the importance of family involvement in situations where children are asked to self-report their experiences. Current recommendations for treatment of pain in children are critically reviewed.
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263