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

Pain following ambulatory surgery is often poorly managed at home. Certain procedures,
such as tonsillectomy, cause high levels of pain for at least 1 week postoperatively. This …

Objective This update of a 2011 guideline developed by the American Academy of
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation provides evidence-based …

Objectives: Pain is a common and distressing symptom of pediatric cancer, as reported by
both children and their parents. Increasingly, children with cancer are cared for as …

Background Codeine (3-methylmorphine) is a naturally occurring methylated morphine that
has seen widespread clinical use for> 50 years as an analgesic and an antitussive agent …

Advances in treatment mean children are increasingly cared for by their parents at home,
leading to a shift in responsibility from health care professionals to parents. Little is known …

Aims and objectives To explore children's and parents' perceptions about the quality of
postoperative pain management. Background Children continue to experience moderate to …

Background With the transition of care of cancer patients from the hospital to the home
setting, parents are largely responsible for children's pain management. Children's cancer …

Tonsillectomy is an extremely common surgical procedure associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. The post-operative challenges include: respiratory complications …

Pain is a symptom pediatric nurses commonly encounter in the hospital setting. Untreated
pain can lead to adverse physiologic and psychological effects. This study examines in …