Children Archives - Clinical Pain Advisor

Pediatric Pain Management

Novel Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator Accurately IDs Risk

March 28, 2018

Calculator had near perfect calibration in validation sample; high degree of discrimination

Pediatric Pain Management

Younger Children Show Higher Concussion Symptom Severity

By

Linda Peckel

July 24, 2017

Age was the largest single variable influencing child concussion assessment scores, with worse scores reported among younger children.

Practice Management

Leveraging Technology in Clinical Practice

By

Pierre Manzo, MD

July 13, 2017

An example of a simple use of technology that not only averted the inconvenience and discomfort for the child of a trip to the ER, but also avoided exposing him to additional illnesses and avoided exposing others to what he had.

Acute Pain

Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen Often Under-Dosed in Children in the ED

By

Laura Stiles

June 28, 2017

Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are frequently under-dosed in children in the emergency department.

Probiotic bacteria from inside a capsule used to treat colitis or inflammatory bowel disease.

Abdominal & Pelvis Pain

Probiotics May Improve Symptoms of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children

By

Christina T. Loguidice

May 9, 2017

Probiotics may alleviate pain in the short-term in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Post-Surgical Pain

Pediatric Chronic Postsurgical Pain Prevalence, Risk Factors

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

May 2, 2017

An estimated 20% of children have chronic postsurgical pain 12 months after surgery; several presurgical factors predict CPSP in these patients.

Post-Surgical Pain

Sleep Quality Linked With Postoperative Pain Intensity In Children

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

March 10, 2017

An association was found between sleep quality and next-day pain intensity in children undergoing major surgery.

Migraine & Headache

Migraine Risk May Increase in Children With Persistent Asthma

By

Crystal Wong, MD

March 1, 2017

Children with persistent asthma are at increased risk for migraine, and treatment with anti-asthma or anti-allergy medication may lower this risk.

Migraine & Headache

CBT Plus Amitriptyline Effective in Treating Chronic Migraine in Youth

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

February 27, 2017

A combination of treatment with CBT and the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline led to greater improvements in youth with chronic migraine compared with treatment with headache education and amitriptyline.

Migraine & Headache

Headache Prevalence in Pediatric Ischemic Stroke

By

Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

February 24, 2017

Headaches may more commonly be associated with stroke in children younger than 18 years than in adults.