Assessment and treatment of pain in children.
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چکیده
Treating acute pain in the paediatric population poses challenges which include the lack of high levels of evidence and a universal pain measuring tool, contributing to the undertreatment of pain. A multimodal approach of topical and systemic analgesia, comfort measures and parental involvement remains the mainstay of pain management.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of hospital medicine
دوره 69 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008