Does take-home analgesia improve postoperative pain after elective day case surgery? A comparison of hospital vs parent-supplied analgesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 385-389

  Hegarty, Mary ^a   Calder, Alyson ^a   Davies, Kylie ^a   Shave, Margaret ^a   Christiansen, Elaine ^a   Meyer, Tessa ^a   Von Ungern Sternberg, Britta S ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

analgesia; anesthesia; child; day case surgery; pain management; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELECONSULTATION;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84876502413     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12077     Document Type: Article

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