ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Hospitalized Children at a Tertiary Children's Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Survey.
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Abstract
(1) Background: Acute pain in hospitalized children remains under-recognized and under-treated. Our objective is to benchmark pain assessment, documentation, treatment, and patient experience in children admitted to a US children's hospital. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional, mixed-method survey of pain for children hospitalized ≥24 h. Charts were reviewed for modalities of pain assessment and treatment for all inpatients. If pain was documented, patients/caregivers were surveyed regarding their experience with pain and its management. (3) Results: Chart review: All 107 patients had ≥1 pain score documented. A total of 47 patients had a pain score ≥0, 35 (74.5%) of whom had ≥1 moderate-severe score. Seventy (65.4%) patients received ≥1 intervention for pain, including medications from ≥1 class (e.g., opioids) (
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