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Postoperative pain medication
Question
My son will have to have orthopedic surgery. In previous surgeries he has responded poorly to codeine by becoming agitated and to morphine by staying up all night. Do you have any suggestions for postoperative pain medication to which he may respond more favorably?
Réponse de nos experts
My suggestion would be to utilize an epidural infusion of local anesthetic in the immediate postoperative period. The epidural catheter can be placed in the operating room after the patient is asleep. This should limit the amount of postoperative pain medications that he would need
AZ/ TK 7-13-10
Approuvé par leClinical Advisory Board (CAB)
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Douleur et comportement
R18
La douleur pouvant facilement passer inaperçue chez un enfant atteint de SCdL, tous les prestataires de soins doivent connaître les différentes manifestations et les sources possibles de la douleur. Des outils spécifiques pour évaluer la douleur sont recommandés.
