• Pain Manag Nurs · Oct 2021

    A Cross-Sectional Review of Pain Management Interventions Used for Painful Pediatric Blood Draw Procedures in Hospital.

    • Jennifer Revell, Chantal Backman, Susan Vasily, and Denise Harrison.
    • School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jpete023@uottawa.ca.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2021 Oct 1; 22 (5): 645-651.

    BackgroundHospitalized children continue to experience procedural pain due to inconsistent implementation of readily available, evidence-based pain interventions.AimsTo explore the prevalence of painful blood-testing procedures, pain management interventions, child-caregiver perceptions of effectiveness of, and satisfaction with, pain interventions, and adherence to best practice guidelines.DesignA single-site cross-sectional study using a combination of child-caregiver interviews and chart reviews for hospitalized children, 0-18 years.MethodsInterviews gathered information about the child's most recent blood test, procedural pain management intervention use, and participant perceptions of effectiveness of and satisfaction with these interventions. Concurrently, patient charts were reviewed for procedure documentation and pain management strategies used, including topical anesthetic and oral sucrose orders. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.ResultsFifty children were included. At the time of data collection, 34 (68%) had experienced painful blood-testing procedures during their current admission. Pharmacologic pain interventions were documented for only 7 (21%) procedures and were often inconsistent with participant reports. Almost all interview respondents (n = 31, 91%) identified at least one pain intervention for the child's most recent painful blood-test. Twenty (59%) participants perceived pain interventions as effective and most were satisfied with utilized interventions (n = 27, 79%).ConclusionsA multi-modal procedural pain management approach was infrequently used and documented, highlighting undertreatment based on recommended practices and guidelines. Perceived intervention effectiveness and satisfaction with pain management were however found to be relatively high.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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