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ReviewPaediatrics & child health2022

Best practices in pain assessment and management for children.

Evelyne D Trottier, Samina Ali, Marie-Joëlle Doré-Bergeron, Laurel Chauvin-Kimoff

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Review in Paediatrics & child health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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.

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Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Evelyne D TrottierCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Samina AliCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Marie-Joëlle Doré-BergeronCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Laurel Chauvin-KimoffCanadian Paediatric Society, Acute Care Committee, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain assessment and management are essential components of paediatric care. Developmentally appropriate pain assessment is an important first step in optimizing pain management. Self-reported pain should be prioritized. Alternatively, developmentally appropriate behavioural tools should be used. Acute pain management and prevention guidelines and strategies that combine physical, psychological, and pharmacological approaches should be accessible in all health care settings. Chronic pain is best managed using combined treatment modalities and counselling, with the primary goal of attaining functional improvement. The planning and implementation of pain management strategies for children should always be personalized and family-centred.

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AnalgesiaAssessmentPaediatricsPainTreatment

Identifiers

PMID36524020
PMCPMC9732859

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