ReviewPaediatric drugs2016
Managing Pediatric Pain in the Emergency Department.
Review in Paediatric drugs, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05453305 (Venopuncture in Pediatric Emergency Department Using Koala's Distraction Method. Randomized Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Venopuncture in Pediatric Emergency Department Using Koala's Distraction Method. Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ibuprofen versus acetaminophen for acute mild-to-moderate pain management in pediatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of their efficacy.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
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- Virtual Reality Interventions for Pediatric Pain and Anxiety Management During Emergency Department Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Review
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- Management of Mild to Moderate Pain from Triage to Discharge in the Emergency Department: A Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus from the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine (SIMEU).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Study of Pain Management in Portuguese Pediatric Emergency Departments (2007-2018).Cureus · 2025Article
- Living with Pompe disease: results from a qualitative interview study with children and adolescents and their caregivers.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Effects of pharmacogenetic profiles on pediatric pain relief and adverse events with ibuprofen and oxycodone.Pain reports · 2023Article
- Pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes among health care professionals-A National Danish Survey.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2023Article
- Pain Management in Children Admitted to the Emergency Room: A Narrative Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Pain Evaluation and Treatment in Children: A Practical Approach.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- What influences physician opioid prescribing for children with acute pain?British journal of pain · 2023Article
- Les pratiques exemplaires pour l'évaluation et le traitement de la douleur chez les enfants.Paediatrics & child health · 2022Review
- Best practices in pain assessment and management for children.Paediatrics & child health · 2022Review
- Outpatient management of moderate cellulitis in children using high-dose oral cephalexin.Paediatrics & child health · 2022Article
- Prescribing patterns, indications and adverse events of ibuprofen in children: results from a national survey among Italian pediatricians.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- An observational cohort study comparing ibuprofen and oxycodone in children with fractures.PloS one · 2021Observational
- Use of Audiobooks as an Environmental Distractor to Decrease State Anxiety in Children Waiting in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Managing pain and distress in children undergoing brief diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Review
- Treating and reducing anxiety and pain in the paediatric emergency department-TIME FOR ACTION-the TRAPPED quality improvement collaborative.Paediatrics & child health · 2018Article
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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
Far more attention is now given to pain management in children in the emergency department (ED). When a child arrives, pain must be recognized and evaluated using a pain scale that is appropriate to the child's development and regularly assessed to determine whether the pain intervention was effective. At triage, both analgesics and non-pharmacological strategies, such as distraction, immobilization, and dressing should be started. For mild pain, oral ibuprofen can be administered if the child has not received it at home, whereas ibuprofen and paracetamol are suitable for moderate pain. For patients who still require pain relief, oral opioids could be considered; however, many EDs have now replaced this with intranasal fentanyl, which allows faster onset of pain relief and can be administered on arrival pending either intravenous access or definitive care. Intravenous opioids are often required for severe pain, and paracetamol or ibuprofen can still be considered for their likely opioid-sparing effects. Specific treatment should be used for patients with migraine. In children requiring intravenous access or venipuncture, non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies to decrease pain and anxiety associated with needle punctures are mandatory. These strategies can also be used for laceration repairs and other painful procedures. Despite the gaps in knowledge, pain should be treated with the most up-to-date evidence in children seen in EDs.
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