Executive summary Every infant, child, and adolescent will experience pain at times
throughout their life. Childhood pain ranges from acute to chronic, and includes procedural …

Although postoperative pain remains incompletely controlled in some settings, increased
understanding of its mechanisms and the development of several therapeutic approaches …

Objective Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States,
with more than 530 000 procedures performed annually in children younger than 15 years …

Opioids have long held a prominent role in the management of perioperative pain in adults
and children. Published reports concerning the appropriate, and inappropriate, use of these …

Millions of children undergo outpatient surgery in the United States each year; the
overwhelming majority will experience significant perioperative anxiety and pain. Behavioral …

New research, regulatory guidelines, and practice initiatives have improved pain
management in infants, children, and adolescents, but obstacles remain. The aim of this …

BACKGROUND: The epidemic of nonmedical use of prescription opioids has been fueled by
the availability of legitimately prescribed unconsumed opioids. The aim of this study was to …

Objectives: To provide parents of children with accurate information regarding postoperative
pain, its management, and functioning following common surgical procedures. Background …

BACKGROUND: The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) is the current
“criterion standard” for assessing child anxiety during induction of anesthesia and has been …

Background Over 12,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United
States. In addition to symptoms associated with their disease, children undergoing …