Pain management in the pediatric population is complex for many reasons. Mild pain is
usually managed quite well with oral acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Situations involving more …

Invasive ventilation is often necessary for the treatment of newborn infants with respiratory
insufficiency. The neonatal patient has unique physiological characteristics such as small …

Background Infant pain has immediate and long-term effects but is undertreated because of
a paucity of evidence-based analgesics. Although morphine is often used to sedate …

Despite the millions of surgeries performed every year around the world, postoperative pain
remains prevalent and is often addressed with inadequate or suboptimal treatments …

Inadequate pain and/or stress management in preterm‐and term‐born infants has been
associated with increased morbidity and even mortality. However, exposure to …

Purpose Current literature and clinical practice guidelines on pediatric pain management
are reviewed. Summary Acute pain is commonly present in neonatal and pediatric patients …

Morphine prescribed for analgesia has caused drug-related deaths at an estimated
incidence of 0.3% to 4%. Morphine has pharmacological properties that make it particularly …

Introduction: Pharmacometabolomics is an emerging science pursuing the application of
precision medicine. Combining both genetic and environmental factors, the so-called …

Objective To determine the impact of premedication for tracheal intubation (TI) on adverse TI
associated events, severe oxygen desaturations, and first attempt success Study design …

Medical care often causes pain and anxiety in children. Providing procedural sedation and
analgesia has increasingly been implemented in pediatric healthcare, also during minor …