Pain in hospitalized children: A prospective cross-sectional survey of pain prevalence, intensity, assessment and management in a Canadian pediatric teaching hospital

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-32

  Taylor, Elsa M ^a   Boyer, Kristina ^b   Campbell, Fiona A ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Canuck Place Children's Hospice ^*  (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inpatient pain; Pain assessment; Pain intensity; Pain management; Pain prevalence; Pediatric pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESEARCH; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STANDARD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41949083792     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/478102     Document Type: Article

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