Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

 

The results for the January 2024 Poll of the Month are now available.  CLICK HERE for more information!

A new paper in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has been published, authored by SPPM member Dr. Michelle Carley, sharing her center’s experience with Mepivacaine for spinal anesthesia, as a shorter acting alternative to bupivacaine for ambulatory surgery cases in the pediatric population. 

Read the full study here: https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/02/02/rapm-2023-105093

A new paper in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine reviews the high association of chronic pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders. The paper also discusses the benefit of such patients joining formal interdisciplinary chronic pain programs to help manage chronic pain from a functional rehab approach.

Read more here: https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC10863620&blobtype=pdf

 

 

A new qualitative study has been published in The Clinical Journal of Pain, reviewing the perspective of adolescents on prescribing of opioids for acute pain management, exploring opioid decision making and use behaviors. 

The full study can be found here: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/abstract/9900/prescription_opioid_decision_making_and_use.166.aspx

Engaging patients in outpatient pediatric chronic pain programs can be a challenge. A new paper from a group in New Zealand discusses this issue in a new paper. The implications for research and clinical practice are discussed, including improved reporting, patient screening and targeted supports to promote intervention completion.

Read more here: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/1/126#