Pediatric Pain Management

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Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Up Following Legalization of Medical Marijuana

Following medical marijuana legalization (MML) in Massachusetts in 2012, there was an increase in pediatric cannabis exposure.

Race and Gender Bias in Perception of Pediatric Pain Tolerance by Healthcare Providers

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Hannah Dellabella

Providers may have a race- and gender-based implicit bias regarding the level of pain tolerance in pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain.

Kangaroo Care May Reduce Pain During Repeated Painful Procedures in Infants

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Tyler Rice

Kangaroo care may effectively reduce pain over repeated painful procedures in infants in neonatal intensive care units.

No Evidence for Benefits of Opioids After Pediatric Tonsillectomy

For children undergoing tonsillectomy, having perioperative opioid fills is not associated with return visits for pain or dehydration.

First Device for Adolescent IBS Pain Relief Cleared by FDA

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Steve Duffy

A medical device to relieve functional abdominal pain in patients with IBS has been approved for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Efficacy of Remotely Delivered Psychological Therapies in Children With Chronic Pain

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Clinical Pain Advisor Contributing Writer

Remote delivery of psychological therapies to children and adolescents may have limited efficacy on headache, but no effect on other chronic pain conditions.

Childhood Pain Associated With School Absenteeism

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Hannah Dellabella

There may be an association between childhood pain and additional missed school days and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

Short-Term Exposure to General Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Affect Neurodevelopment

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Clinical Pain Advisor Contributing Writer

Researchers reported full results of the 5-year GAS trial, the first randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of general anesthesia in infancy on neurodevelopmental outcomes.

After Elbow Surgery, Children May Be Overprescribed Opioids

Opioids may be overprescribed to children after orthopedic surgery for supracondylar humerus fractures.

Effectiveness of Pain Measurement Instruments for Neonates Understudied

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Tyler Rice

The effectiveness of only 10 of 43 available pain measurement instruments specific to neonates has been examined in studies deemed of poor to fair quality.