A pain service for children |
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| Authors: | A.R. LLOYD-THOMAS MB BS FRCA R.F. HOWARD BSc MB ChB FRCA |
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| Affiliation: | The Acute Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesia, Hospitals for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK |
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| Abstract: | The development of an acute pain service has enabled hospital staff to improve postoperative analgesia. Patient protocols have been coordinated to ensure consistent and safe management throughout the hospital. Patient satisfaction has been very high with consistently over 90% of patients having good pain relief. High quality analgesia highlights side effects especially urinary retention with extradural opioids. Further research is needed to diminish the incidence of these complications. |
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| Keywords: | analgesia patient controlled nurse controlled extradural drugs morphine bupivacaine diamorphine |
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