Current practice of acute pain management in children —a national follow‐up survey in Germany

ConclusionCurrent practice of pediatric pain management varied widely and the recommendations of guidelines, like regular pain management, were frequently not met. However, improvements could be observed since 1999, for example, an increase in regular pain measurements (4% vs 67%). Furthermore, pain management in hospitals running a pediatric department had a higher degree of organization, and more sophisticated analgesic techniques.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - July 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Miriam I. Emons, Frank Petzke, Ulrike M. Stamer, Winfried Mei ßner, Regina Koschwitz, Joachim Erlenwein Tags: Research Report Source Type: research