Persistent postsurgical pain in children and young people: prediction, prevention, and management

Pain Rep. 2017 Aug 21;2(5):e616. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000616. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Authors

Glyn Williams¹, Richard F Howard¹, Christina Liossi^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ The Anaesthetic Department, Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Pediatric Psychology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Pediatric Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Ensuring optimum preoperative and postoperative pain management should always be a priority in children.

Keywords: Pediatrics; Postsurgical pain; Surgery.