Does take-home analgesia improve postoperative pain after elective day case surgery? A comparison of hospital vs parent-supplied analgesia

Summary Background More children are undergoing same‐day surgery. While advances have been made in pediatric pain management, there have been few studies addressing pain management in the home (Br J Anaesth, 82, 1999 and 319). We wished to investigate whether issuing parents with take‐home analgesia...

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Published in:	Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 385 - 389
Main Authors:	Hegarty, Mary, Calder, Alyson, Davies, Kylie, Shave, Margaret, Christiansen, Elaine, Meyer, Tessa, von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-05-2013 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Ambulatory Surgical Procedures - methods analgesia Analgesics - therapeutic use Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use anesthesia Antiemetics - therapeutic use Child Child Behavior Child, Preschool day case surgery Drug Combinations Elective Surgical Procedures Female Hospitals Humans Infant Male pain management Pain Measurement - drug effects Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy Pain, Postoperative - psychology Parents Patient Education as Topic Patient Satisfaction pediatric Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires
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