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How can opioid-induced side effects be precisely measured in children receiving postoperative pain management?
How can opioid-induced side effects be precisely measured in children receiving postoperative pain management?
This review highlights the need for and critiques various techniques for the precise measurement of opioid-induced side effects in children.
Validated pediatric tools for opioid side-effect measurement are lacking; leaves open optimal techniques pending prospective studies.
Despite the fact that opioid analgesics represent the mainstay for the treatment of postoperative pain in children, little attention has been directed toward measuring the incidence and intensity of opioid-induced side effects Given the potential for opioid-induced side effects to occur, techniques for precise measurement of these side effects in children need to be evaluated This paper critiques various approaches used to measure four of the most clinically significant opioid-induced side effects in children, namely, alterations in mental status and motor function, respiratory depression, and cardiovascular changes.
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