Effective postoperative pain management in children after ambulatory surgery, with a focus on tonsillectomy: Barriers and possible solutions

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 239-248

  Dorkham, Mariana C ^a,b   Chalkiadis, George A ^a,c   Von Ungern Sternberg, Britta S ^b,d   Davidson, Andrew J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

ambulatory; analgesia; day; outpatient; pain; pain management; postoperative; short stay; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY; ANALGESIA; DAY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE; SHORT-STAY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84895056791     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12327     Document Type: Review

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