• J Spec Pediatr Nurs · Jan 2014

    Review

    Pain management for pediatric tonsillectomy: an integrative review through the perioperative and home experience.

    • Dekeisha Howard, Katherine Finn Davis, Eileen Phillips, Eileen Ryan, Deborah Scalford, Regina Flynn-Roth, and Elizabeth Ely.
    • Cardiac Stepdown/PACU, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware.
    • J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2014 Jan 1;19(1):5-16.

    PurposeThis integrative review aims to increase our understanding of current pain management care practices for children undergoing tonsillectomy.ConclusionsSynthesis of the literature resulted in four main opportunities for care providers to manage pain: preoperative education and preparation, intraoperative surgical interventions, and postoperative pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions in the post anesthesia care unit and home settings.Practice ImplicationsNurses have many opportunities to understand pain management practices and intervene to minimize pain experienced in pediatric outpatients undergoing tonsillectomy.© 2013, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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