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Pediatric pain treatment and prevention for hospitalized children.
Article in Pain reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04707014 (Effectiveness of Hypnoanalgesia for Dermatological Surgery in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 66 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Hypnoanalgesia for Dermatological Surgery in Children: Randomised Clinical Trial
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Plasma Lidocaine Concentrations During Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion Therapy in the Pediatric Population-A Scoping Review.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Article
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- Sociodemographic differences in the prevalence of recurrent extremity pain in Icelandic schoolchildren: results from the WHO-collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The effect of open-label placebo on anxiety, cortisol, and pain levels in children with procedural pain.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Pain Management in Patient-Facing Pharmacy Settings in Jordan: Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices.Pain research & management · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionPrevention and treatment of pain in pediatric patients compared with adults is often not only inadequate but also less often implemented the younger the children are. Children 0 to 17 years are a vulnerable population.
objectivesTo address the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic pain in children, including pain caused by needles, with recommended analgesic starting doses.
methodsThis Clinical Update elaborates on the 2019 IASP Global Year Against Pain in the Vulnerable "Factsheet Pain in Children: Management" and reviews best evidence and practice.
resultsMultimodal analgesia may include pharmacology (eg, basic analgesics, opioids, and adjuvant analgesia), regional anesthesia, rehabilitation, psychological approaches, spirituality, and integrative modalities, which act synergistically for more effective acute pediatric pain control with fewer side effects than any single analgesic or modality. For chronic pain, an interdisciplinary rehabilitative approach, including physical therapy, psychological treatment, integrative mind-body techniques, and normalizing life, has been shown most effective. For elective needle procedures, such as blood draws, intravenous access, injections, or vaccination, overwhelming evidence now mandates that a bundle of 4 modalities to eliminate or decrease pain should be offered to every child every time: (1) topical anesthesia, eg, lidocaine 4% cream, (2) comfort positioning, eg, skin-to-skin contact for infants, not restraining children, (3) sucrose or breastfeeding for infants, and (4) age-appropriate distraction. A deferral process (Plan B) may include nitrous gas analgesia and sedation.
conclusionFailure to implement evidence-based pain prevention and treatment for children in medical facilities is now considered inadmissible and poor standard of care.
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