Pain relief in children

Optimal pain relief in infants and children.

Pain relief for children after adenotonsillectomy.

Effective pain relief following adenotonsillectomy in children remains a challenge. This study evaluated the effects of intramuscular 0.5 mg/kg ketamine, 1 mg/kg tramadol or 1 mg/kg meperidine on post-operative pain and recovery in 45 children aged 1-7 years undergoing adenotonsillectomy. Anaesthesia was induced with thiopental or sevoflurane (with succinylcholine for intubation) and was mainta...

Pain Relief

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Pain Relief

This study of 513 mothers aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial on the use of aromatherapy during labor as a care option that could improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. Pain perception was reduced in the aromatherapy group for nulliparae (first time delivery of a child). There were no associated adverse effects of using EO’s on maternal or neonatal ou...

Pain Relief in Neonates

It is the basic right of every individual, irrespective of age or size, to have alleviation of pain. Pain in newborn infants is a ubiquitous phenomenon. All newborns, even normal ones, will experience iatrogenic pain in the first days of life, commencing with vitamin K injection and blood collection for sugars, bilirubin or metabolic screening before discharge from the hospital. Neonates admitt...