introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. post-operative pain arising from tonsillectomy is one of the earliest complications that can postpone oral nutrition and increase the hospitalization period. administration of opioids via injection is usually preferred to relive pain in these patients. however, the side effects of this approach prompted us to s...

conclusions considering that tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in children and produces a lot of pain, using a low risk medicine such as bupivacaine to recover child as soon as possible seems reasonable. results patients aged 4 to 13 years. the amount of postoperative pain was obviously less in the bupivacaine group than the other group. the mean time of postoperative fluid inta...

background and aim: venipuncture is among the commonest painful invasive procedures performed by nurses. preventing and alleviating children’s pain is of paramount importance. this study was undertaken to evaluate the impacts of acupressure on venipuncture pain among 6–12 year-old hospitalized children.  materials and methods: in this clinical trial, eighty 6–12 year-old children hospitalized i...