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Anestesia Analgesia Reanimación

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CRISTIANI, Federico et al. Prevalencia de dolor en niños hospitalizados en el Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell . Anest Analg Reanim [online]. 2013, vol.26, n.1, pp.3-3. ISSN 1688-1273.

SUMMARY  Introduction: identification and treatment of pain are essential in pediatric patient care. There is evidence that pain in hospitalized children is underdiagnosed and undertreated. In 1999, a study was performed to assess the prevalence of pain in pediatric patients hospitalized in the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center (CHPR). Results indicated that 78% of patients had pain, and in 73% of them pain was classified as severe. There is no current data on prevalence of pain in children hospitalized in the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center. Objective: the main objective of this work is to know the prevalence of pain in the pediatric population hospitalized in the CHPR. Methodology: a descriptive and transversal study was carried out through a survey among all pediatric patients hospitalized in the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center between December 19 and 23, 2011. A data collection sheet was used to assess demographic variables, presence and cause of pain and treatment received, among others. Results: there were included 97% of inpatients (99 patients). Prevalence of pain reached 34,3% (34/99; IC95%= 25,1 - 44,6). In 8 (8,1 %) patients, pain was classified as severe, while in 26 patients (26,3%) pain was mild to moderate. Prevalence of post-surgical pain was 54,5% (12/22; IC95%= 32,2 - 75,6). Only in 48,8% of the cases (21/43) the prescription of analgesics was correct in terms of dose and just in 43,1% (28/65) of the patients, in terms of dosing interval. Discussion: the prevalence of pain observed in this work was lower than the one observed in 1999. It may be due to a better recognition of pain in children by the physicians and to the performance of the pain unit of the Pereira Rossell Hospital. Only 3 of the 8 patients with severe pain were prescribed opioid drugs. There are proven techniques for the treatment of severe post-surgical pain, i.e. patient-controlled analgesia, peripheral nerve blocks, caudal epidural analgesia, the use of epidural catheters, and the design of treatment protocols. A broader application of the above might reduce the high prevalence of acute post-surgical pain. Conclusions: a high prevalence of pain was detected. Proven actions may be applied to reduce the high prevalence of pain and post-surgical pain observed.

Palabras clave : PEDIATRIC PAIN; HOSPITALIZATION .

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