Attention to postoperative pain control in children.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Ibuprofen for acute postoperative pain in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
   Pooled it
2. As required versus fixed schedule analgesic administration for postoperative pain in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
   Pooled it
3. Steroids for Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Pain-A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
   Trial
4. Clinical and radiographic assessment of composite CAD/CAM endocrowns and stainless steel crowns for endodontically treated first permanent molars in Egyptian children: randomized controlled pilot study.BMC oral health · 2025
   Trial
5. Comparison of preemptive and preventive intravenous acetaminophen on opioid consumption in pediatrics undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2024
   Trial
6. Comparison of post-operative pain after root canal instrumentation with hand K-files, H-files and rotary Kedo-S files in primary teeth: a randomised clinical trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2019
   Trial
7. Stress Management in Pre- and Postoperative Care Amongst Practitioners and Patients in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Study Protocol.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
   Article
8. Pain Management in Children: NSAID Use in the Perioperative and Emergency Department Settings.Paediatric drugs · 2021
   Review
9. Caudal block with rectal diclofenac and paracetamol for pediatrics infra umbilical surgery at a comprehensive specialized teaching hospital in Ethiopia.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020
   Article
10. Healthcare professionals' views and perceptions of analgesic and antipyretic use in paediatric patients in four major Saudi hospitals.Heliyon · 2020
    Article
11. Dexmedetomidine as an Opioid-Sparing Agent in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
    Article
12. The safety of a mixture of bupivacaine and lidocaine in children after urologic inguinal and scrotal surgery.Investigative and clinical urology · 2018
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

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