It hurts to be a hospitalized child or adolescent. In hospitalized children, pain, especially procedural pain, is common; children with cancer experience greater suffering due to this cause. Multimodal strategies improve outcomes for mild/moderate pain. It is important to take an approach that focuses on assessment and comprehensive pain treatment tailored to the needs of the child.
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