Analgesia for Children in Acute Pain in the Post-codeine Era

Title:Analgesia for Children in Acute Pain in the Post-codeine Era

Volume: 14 Issue: 1

Author(s): Naveen Poonai*Rongbu Zhu

Affiliation:

• Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario,Canada

Keywords: Morphine, opioid, fracture, pain, otitis, abdomen, analgesia, pediatric, codeine.

Abstract: Background: Acute pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department. Recently, concern about the safety of narcotics such as codeine has sparked a renewed interest in opioids such as morphine and intranasal fentanyl.

Objectives: Consequently, opioids are being increasingly used in the clinical setting. Despite this, there is ample evidence that clinicians are less willing to offer opioids to children compared to adults.

Methods: The reasons for this are multifactorial but nevertheless, the provision of adequate analgesia in children is echoed by a several academic societies as a priority for comprehensive care. To address this mandate, evidence for therapies such as oral morphine, topical analgesia, and intranasal fentanyl is now mounting.

Result and Conclusions: This review will discuss the evidence and effectiveness of analgesia for children with acutely painful conditions in the post-codeine era.

Cite this article as:

Poonai Naveen *, Zhu Rongbu , Analgesia for Children in Acute Pain in the Post-codeine Era, Current Pediatric Reviews 2018; 14 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573396313666170829115631

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573396313666170829115631	Print ISSN 1573-3963
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6336