Article
Is caregiver refusal of analgesics a barrier to pediatric emergency pain management? A cross-sectional study in two Canadian centres.
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2018
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2018.11
Disciplines
Abstract
Clinician's Capsule
What is known about the topic?
Children's pain in the emergency department (ED) continues to be under-recognized and sub-optimally managed.What did this study ask?We sought to evaluate the frequency of caregiver/child acceptance of analgesia offered in the ED.What did this study find?Of the 743 children who presented to the ED with a painful condition, 408 (54.9%) were offered analgesia. If offered in the ED, analgesia was accepted by 91% (373/408) of the caregivers/children.Why does this study matter to clinicians?This study suggests that caregiver/child refusal of analgesia is a not a major barrier to optimal pain management and highlights the importance of ED personnel in encouraging adequate analgesia.
Citation Information
Caroline Whiston, Samina Ali, Bruce Wright, David Wonnacott, et al.. "Is caregiver refusal of analgesics a barrier to pediatric emergency pain management? A cross-sectional study in two Canadian centres." Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol. 20 Iss. 6 (2018) p. 892 - 902 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-miller-paeds/13/
Article available at Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2018.11
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