Abstract
Heightened anxiety can increase a child′s experience of post-operative pain. An evidence-based, non-pharmacologic method of anxiety and pain management was implemented for children with lower extremity trauma of a 3-month period. Pain medication use, pain ratings, length of stay, and number of physical therapy sessions will be compared.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon
Lead Author Affiliation
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Certified Child Life Specialists, Lower Extremity Trauma, Non-pharmacologic Pain Management
Recommended Citation
Weiner, Jennifer L.; Browning, Kristine K.; Thrane, Susan E.; and Zeno, Rosie, "Non-pharmacologic pain management for pediatric lower extremity trauma: Decreasing opioid use and length of stay" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 126.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/126
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
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Non-pharmacologic pain management for pediatric lower extremity trauma: Decreasing opioid use and length of stay
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Heightened anxiety can increase a child′s experience of post-operative pain. An evidence-based, non-pharmacologic method of anxiety and pain management was implemented for children with lower extremity trauma of a 3-month period. Pain medication use, pain ratings, length of stay, and number of physical therapy sessions will be compared.