Background Children being cared for in hospital undergo multiple painful procedures daily.
However, little is known about the frequency of these procedures and associated …

BACKGROUND: Pain is under-recognised and undertreated. Although standards now exist
for pain management, it is not known if this has improved care of hospitalized children …

BACKGROUND: Despite the evidence and availability of numerous validated pain
assessment tools and pain management strategies for infants and children, their use …

OBJECTIVE: Hospitalized children experience significant pain despite improvement efforts.
This study was undertaken to better understand the epidemiology of acute pain in …

Objective The purpose of this study was to provide a baseline description of the prevalence
of pain and pain management strategies in a pediatric hospital and to compare the …

This study set out to obtain a picture of pediatric pain management practices in one English
hospital. Data were collected on two wards. Nonparticipant observation combined with a …

BACKGROUND: Published reports of substantial rates of moderate to severe pediatric
inpatient pain tend to overlook lower-intensity pain that may be clinically significant …

Background and Objectives: Pain in hospitalized children may be underrecognized and
undertreated. The objective of this survey was to benchmark pain prevalence, intensity …

Our knowledge of the prevalence and sources of pain within hospital is limited. The present
study is an epidemiological investigation of pain in a pediatric hospital. All children who …

Many studies demonstrate inadequate pain treatment in children. The aim of this nationwide
survey was to evaluate the prevalence of acute and postoperative pain in children; extent of …