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Procedural Pain Management in Italy: Learning From a Nationwide Survey Involving Centers of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

by
Chiara Po'
1,
Franca Benini
1,
Laura Sainati
1,
Maria Immacolata Farina
1,
Simone Cesaro
1 and
Caterina Agosto
1,*
1
Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Service, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Italy
2
Clinic of Pediatrc Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
3
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, G.B. Rossi Hospital, Verona, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3(4), e34; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e34
Submission received: 6 October 2011 / Revised: 6 October 2011 / Accepted: 24 October 2011 / Published: 5 December 2011

Abstract

Procedural pain is an important aspect of care in pediatrics, and particularly in pediatric oncology where children often consider this to be the most painful experience during their illness. Best recommended practice to control procedural pain includes both sedative-analgesic administration and non-pharmacological treatments, practiced in an adequate and pleasant setting by skilled staff. A nationwide survey has been conducted among the Italian Centers of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology to register operators’ awareness on procedural pain, state of the art procedural pain management, operators’ opinions about pain control in their center, and possible barriers impeding sedation-analgesia administration. Based on indications in the literature, we discuss the results of the survey to highlight critical issues and suggest future directions for improvement. Future objectives will be to overcome differences depending on size, improve operators’ beliefs about the complexity of pain experience, and promote a global approach to procedural pain.
Keywords: procedural pain; pediatric oncology; pain management; sedation-analgesia procedural pain; pediatric oncology; pain management; sedation-analgesia

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Po', C.; Benini, F.; Sainati, L.; Farina, M.I.; Cesaro, S.; Agosto, C. Procedural Pain Management in Italy: Learning From a Nationwide Survey Involving Centers of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Pediatr. Rep. 2011, 3, e34. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e34

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Po' C, Benini F, Sainati L, Farina MI, Cesaro S, Agosto C. Procedural Pain Management in Italy: Learning From a Nationwide Survey Involving Centers of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Pediatric Reports. 2011; 3(4):e34. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e34

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Po', Chiara, Franca Benini, Laura Sainati, Maria Immacolata Farina, Simone Cesaro, and Caterina Agosto. 2011. "Procedural Pain Management in Italy: Learning From a Nationwide Survey Involving Centers of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology" Pediatric Reports 3, no. 4: e34. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e34

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Po', C., Benini, F., Sainati, L., Farina, M. I., Cesaro, S., & Agosto, C. (2011). Procedural Pain Management in Italy: Learning From a Nationwide Survey Involving Centers of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Pediatric Reports, 3(4), e34. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2011.e34

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