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Review
. 2012 Aug;24(4):530-8.
doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328355b2c5.

Managing procedural pain in pediatric patients

Rachel E M Cramton  1 , Nancy E Gruchala
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Review

Managing procedural pain in pediatric patients

Rachel E M Cramton et al. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose of review: To review recent research on the management of acute procedural pain in pediatric patients.

Recent findings: Pediatric patients experience pain with the same or greater intensity as their adult counterparts. Recent studies have acknowledged the importance of people's beliefs about pain and of a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of acute pain.

Summary: Pediatric patients experience pain from procedures related to their care. Pediatricians should educate themselves regarding the accurate assessment of pain, and the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods of managing acute pain.

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