Key result
A multi-faceted approach utilizing anti-inflammatory medications, diversion techniques, and regional anesthesia is essential to achieve successful pain management and decrease opioid use in pediatric acute fracture care.
Why the study?
The management of pediatric and adolescent pain continues to evolve, and the opioid crisis has altered pain management approaches in the setting of acute fracture care.
A multi-modal approach including non-opioid medications, regional anesthesia, and diversion techniques is recommended for pediatric acute fracture pain management to minimize opioid use.
May support opioid-sparing strategies in pediatric fractures; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
The management of pediatric and adolescent pain continues to evolve. Pain, as in the adult population, is a complex process modulated by both physiologic and psychological factors. It is essential for the orthopedic clinician who manages pain in the acute setting to not only understand the medical aspects of pain control, but also the larger context in which the injury is taking place. The opioid crisis has changed the manner in which pain management is delivered, and an understanding of pediatric physiology is critical for delivering analgesia. This is particularly important in the setting of acute fracture management. Utilization of anti-inflammatory medications, diversion techniques, and regional anesthesia are integral to management in the emergency room, pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively. A multi-faceted, holistic approach is essential to achieve successful clinical outcomes.
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Swarup et al. (2021) conducted a review in Acute fracture pain. Multimodal pain management (anti-inflammatories, regional anesthesia, diversion techniques) was evaluated. A multi-faceted approach utilizing anti-inflammatory medications, diversion techniques, and regional anesthesia is essential to achieve successful pain management and decrease opioid use in pediatric acute fracture care.
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