2015
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1915
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Racial Disparities in Pain Management of Children With Appendicitis in Emergency Departments

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“…Analgesia provision appeared suboptimal with regards to underdosing, delayed timing, and inappropriate use of mild oral analgesics for a condition that is known to cause moderate to severe pain in 91% of patients. 11 Only two-thirds of children received any analgesia while in the PED. Despite being the recommended analgesic for severe pain, less than half of all children in our national study received an opioid analgesic agent.…”
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“…Analgesia provision appeared suboptimal with regards to underdosing, delayed timing, and inappropriate use of mild oral analgesics for a condition that is known to cause moderate to severe pain in 91% of patients. 11 Only two-thirds of children received any analgesia while in the PED. Despite being the recommended analgesic for severe pain, less than half of all children in our national study received an opioid analgesic agent.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…10 When compared practice patterns in prior literature, our study demonstrated similar rates of both overall analgesia and opioid provision. 11,13 In a recent American study of a large national database, 56.8% of pediatric patients with acute appendicitis received analgesia, with 41.3% receiving an opioid analgesic. 11 Similarly, a smaller study demonstrated that 60% of patients with acute appendicitis received analgesia while in a PED, with 45% receiving morphine.…”
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