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Children, Volume 6, Issue 12

December 2019 - 8 articles

Cover Story: Why is it that although pain is recognized to be a multidimensional experience, pediatric acute pain assessment methods are commonly unidimensional in focus? The current review paper overviews the theoretical and empirical literature supporting the multidimensional nature of pediatric acute pain. It is argued that a comprehensive and concise assessment of acute pediatric pain is critical in helping health professionals understand a patient's pain experience, identify changes in the patient's condition, informing clinical responses, and establishing the efficacy of a clinical response. The current paper describes key reasons contributing to the widespread use of unidimensional, rather than multidimensional, acute pediatric pain assessment protocols. Implications for clinical practice, education and future research are considered. View this paper.
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Articles (8)

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,223 Views
10 Pages

Use of Sodium Bicarbonate During Pediatric Cardiac Admissions with Cardiac Arrest: Who Gets It and What Does It Do?

  • Rohit S. Loomba,
  • Mubbasheer Ahmed,
  • Mubeena Abdulkarim,
  • Enrique G. Villarreal and
  • Saul Flores

16 December 2019

The objectives of this study were to characterize the use of sodium bicarbonate in pediatric cardiac admissions that experience cardiac arrest, to determine sodium bicarbonate use over the years, and to determine the impact of sodium bicarbonate on l...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,685 Views
13 Pages

9 December 2019

The health care needs of children with special health care needs and medical complexity (CSHCN-CMC) are multifaceted and often require the expertise of various disciplines. The medication-related needs of this population can be further complicated wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,305 Views
12 Pages

3 December 2019

Pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD) are associated with adverse outcomes including increased somatization (e.g., heightened physiological sensations that include gastroenterological and non-gastroenterological symptoms) and increased...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,903 Views
22 Pages

Why Unidimensional Pain Measurement Prevails in the Pediatric Acute Pain Context and What Multidimensional Self-Report Methods Can Offer

  • Tiina Jaaniste,
  • Melanie Noel,
  • Renee D. Yee,
  • Joseph Bang,
  • Aidan Christopher Tan and
  • G. David Champion

2 December 2019

Although pain is widely recognized to be a multidimensional experience and defined as such, unidimensional pain measurement focusing on pain intensity prevails in the pediatric acute pain context. Unidimensional assessments fail to provide a comprehe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
88 Citations
11,327 Views
11 Pages

2 December 2019

Atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis are common chronic skin diseases affecting children. These disorders negatively impact the quality of life (QoL) of patients in health-related aspects such as physical, psychosocial, and mental functioning. This h...

  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
8,966 Views
25 Pages

1 December 2019

Sepsis is commonly experienced by infants born very preterm (<32 weeks gestational age and/or <1500 g birthweight), but the long-term functional outcomes are unclear. The objective of this systematic review was to identify observational studies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,978 Views
7 Pages

Large Population Analysis of Secondary Cancers in Pediatric Leukemia Survivors

  • Siddhartha Yavvari,
  • Yasaswi Makena,
  • Sahithi Sukhavasi and
  • Monish Ram Makena

29 November 2019

Introduction: Survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk of developing a subsequent secondary malignant neoplasm (SMN). Among five-year survivors of primary cancer, SMNs account for nearly half of non-relapse deaths, which make them the mos...

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