1. Pain Management in Pediatric Surgery: New Horizons
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Giovanna Riccipetitoni, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Dario Bugada, Claudia Filisetti, Manuela De Gregori, and Massimo Allegri
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medicine.medical_specialty ,New horizons ,business.industry ,Postoperative pain ,Alternative medicine ,Surgical procedures ,Pain management ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030202 anesthesiology ,Pediatric surgery ,Medicine ,business ,Intensive care medicine ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
The pain management in pediatric surgery is a very complex and relevant problem with many clinical implications. Pain in children requires special considerations due to physical and psychological immaturity. The enhancement in pain management results in a reduction of recovery time and complications. Few studies are available in the literature focused on postoperative pain and analgesia requirements in children following surgical procedures. In the present brief review we summarize the current strategies of pain management in pediatric surgery and we envision the new hypothetical horizons in this field.
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- 2016
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