Now Available – Round Table Video on Neonatal Epidurals
This Round Table, hosted by the SIG: Creating and Maintaining Pediatric Acute Pain Services, is led by a multi-disciplinary panel of experts on neonatal epidurals. Panelists discuss the collaborations needed between pediatric anesthesiologists, surgeons, and neonatologists to establish epidural pathways for NICU patients, challenges and tricks for neuraxial block placement in neonates, and management of neonatal […]
Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Conditions
A new study published in Pediatric Neonatal Pain examines the prevalence of chronic pain conditions in patients who presented with psychiatric conditions. The paper notes that abdominal pain was more common among girls with a psychiatric diagnosis than in the matched control population. Children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental diagnoses had a higher prevalence of abdominal pain thanchildren […]
The Effects of Intraoperative Methadone on Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients: A Scoping Review
A new systematic review published in Anesthesia & Analgesia by Dr. Sapna Kudchadkar’s group at Johns Hopkin’s Children’s Centre examines the effects of intraoperative methadone for postoperative pain control. Although the studies had methodological issues, it was noted that there was decreased consumption of opioids in the first 24 hours postoperatively compared to patients receiving […]
Survey for Chronic Pain Clinicians!
Are you a health professional who treats kids with chronic pain? Researchers at The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) would like to understand more about your clinical experiences in a 15-minute survey Participate here: https://t.co/071uD1wMw0
Perioperative Gabapentin Usage in Pediatric Patients: A Scoping Review
Gabapentin continues to be used routinely for perioperative analgesia often as part of ERAS protocols. A new paper reviews the evidence via a scoping review. Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pan.14674