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Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in the Outpatient Setting

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Bringing Pain Relief to Children

Abstract

Although there have been dramatic changes in attitude and practice in the treatment of children’ pain in the hospital, pain management in outpatient settings is treated essentially the way it was 20 years ago. It is quite remarkable that many common illnesses and procedures universally acknowledged to be associated with significant discomfort and anxiety have received minimal research attention. In this chapter, some of the more common pain problems (minor procedures and acute illnesses) encountered in office practice are reviewed, and suggestions for pain relief based on the limited literature are offered. The following areas are addressed: (1) pain associated with immunization, the most common painful procedure in office practice; (2) pain associated with common illnesses, specifically otitis media, pharyngitis, and viral mouth infections; and (3) chronic and recurrent pains, which require an alternative paradigm than acute pain. Through the uniform use of relatively simple strategies, much of the pain associated with these common problems can be significantly reduced.

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  1. Departments of Anesthesia and Psychology, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    G. Allen Finley MD, FRCPC, FAAP

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Schechter, N.L. (2006). Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in the Outpatient Setting. In: Finley, G.A., McGrath, P.J., Chambers, C.T. (eds) Bringing Pain Relief to Children. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-125-3_2

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