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ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2022

Practice of Postoperative Pain Management in Under-Five Children in A Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Crossectional Study.

Belachew Dejene Wondemagegnehu, Mekdelawit Mesfin Tadess

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Article in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Belachew Dejene WondemagegnehuAddis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
Mekdelawit Mesfin TadessAddis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite advancements in pain management, children have remained undertreated for postoperative pain. Data regarding the practice of post-operative pain management in paediatric patients remains less available in the developing world. This study was aimed at evaluating practice of postoperative pain management in under five children. Methods: A prospective cross sectional one-year study was conducted on all paediatric patients who underwent major paediatric surgical procedures from February 1, 2020 to January31, 2021, at a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Result: A single type of analgesic medication was used in 67.1% patients. Analgesic medications were administered on standing base only in 64.4% of patients. Patients' charts had no documentation of pain assessment both in the neonatal intensive care units and wards.32.89 % of assessed patients had moderate to severe pain record. Conclusion: Significant number of patients suffer from postoperative pain because of absence of proper pain assessment and inadequate administration of analgesic medication.

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Postoperative PainChildCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaHumansInfant, NewbornProspective StudiesTertiary Care CentersPainpain assessment toolpostoperative painunder-five children

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PMID36475259
PMCPMC9692157
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