Pain Management in the Recovery Room: Difference between revisions

Once correctly diagnosed, pain management in children can more easily be addressed. Fundamentally, basic analgesics, which are widely accessible, such as NSAIDs and paracetamol should be administered, determining an opioid use reduction. Opioid use should be limited to the operative and early postoperative set, in order to minimize risks related to its collateral effects. Patients receiving opioids must be closely monitored. Basic analgesics can be administered orally, intravenously or rectally.