background pain control in children is still a therapeutic dilemma. preschool patients are affected from undesirable effects of postoperative pain more than adults. tonsillectomy is associated with a high incidence of postoperative pain, not only complicating the recovery, but also delaying patients discharge. objectives despite employing different surgical and anesthetic strategies in post-ton...

results ketamine group had significant pain relief properties in compare with control group in first hours after cesarean section (0.78 ± 1.09 vs. 1.72 ± 1.22, vas score, p = 0.00). total dose of meperidine consumption in women of ketamine group was significantly lower than women of control group (54.17 ± 12.86 vs. 74.44 ± 33.82 mg, p = 0.02). there were no significant drug side effects in part...

DO PEOPLE SEEKING HEALTH CARE prefer to be called “patients” or “clients”? To try and answer this question the author surveyed 101 people attending a back-pain clinic and found that most (74) preferred “patient.” Given the implicit assumptions inherent in the use of specific labels, the author advises clinicians to evaluate carefully the attitudinal implications of using a particular term and t...

BACKGROUND Patient non-attendance is an expensive and persistent problem worldwide with rates between 5-39% reported in the literature. The objective of the study was to assess whether there is a higher incidence of non-attendance in a hospital-based pain clinic during the period of the Jewish High Holidays (Rosh-Hashanah to Sukkot) and whether this is further compounded by other factors, such ...

IT IS ESTIMATED that as many as 50% of patients who have undergone surgery experience persistent pain long after the expected postoperative recovery period, and in 2% to 10% of these individuals, the intensity of the pain is severe (see Table 1 for incidence associated with various surgical procedures). This type of pain is common in chronic pain centers, where as many as 20% of individuals see...

Chronic and recurrent pain is experienced by many children and adolescents. Treatment of chronic pain using a multidisciplinary approach has been found to be effective for treatment of chronic pain. Parent satisfaction with treatment and treatment providers highly correlates to children's treatment adherence. Parents of children treated at a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic were interviewe...