Archivos argentinos de pediatría
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Feb 2018
Observational StudyAssessment of orofacial pain management in a pediatric emergency department and at home after discharge.
An inadequate pain management is common in the emergency department. Our objective was to analyze pain management among children with an orofacial infection or trauma in the emergency department and to assess compliance and satisfaction with analgesia prescribed at discharge. ⋯ Pain assessment and management was scarce in the emergency department. The most common prescription was as needed, contrary to what is recommended in the guidelines. Analgesic control worked better for trauma injuries than for infections.