RT Book, Section
A1 Greco, Christine D.
A1 Lin, Yuan-Chi
A2 Warfield, Carol A.
A2 Bajwa, Zahid H.
SR Print(0)
ID 3418549
T1 Chapter 54. Chronic Pain in Infants and Children
T2 Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e
YR 2004
FD 2004
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071443494
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3418549
RD 2024/04/24
AB Management  of  chronic  pain  is  an  essential  part  of  pediatric  practice  that  requires  an  understanding  of  pediatric  illnesses  and  the  psychosocial  aspects  of  chronic  pain  conditions  experienced  by  children.  Many  children  experience  a  variety  of  chronic  recurrent  pains  such  as  recurrent  abdominal  pain  or  headaches.  Chronic  recurrent  pain  is  more  common  in  children  than  persistent  pain,  and  is  less  likely  to  be  associated  with  underlying  organic  disease.  Chronic  pain  may  become  persistent  in  conditions  such  as  rheumatoid  arthritis,  malignancies,  sickle  cell  disease,  or  neuropathic  pain  syndromes.  Because  of  the  complex  nature  of  chronic  pain,  treatment  is  often  approached  from  a  broad-based  medical  model  that  utilizes  the  expertise  of  psychologists,  neurologists,  anesthesiologists,  nurses,  and  other  health  care  providers.  This  chapter  reviews  some  of  the  more  common  types  of  recurrent  and  persistent  pain  among  children  and  summarizes  treatment  strategies,  including  pharmacologic  as  well  as  nonpharmacologic  therapies.