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Novel Approaches for Treating Pain in Children

  • William SplinterEmail author
Palliative Medicine (A Jatoi, Section Editor)
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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Good pain management in children, especially those at end of life, is a crucial component of palliative medicine. The current review assesses some of the new and/or innovative ways to manage pain in children. The article focuses on some recent medications/pharmaceutical options such as cannabinoids and also innovative ways to administer medication to children, such as intranasal and inhalation.

Recent Findings

Current approaches to pain management now include (1) new uses of old drugs such as ketamine and lidocaine, (2) use of new drugs/medications such as cannabinoids, and (3) creative use of old technology such as atomizers, intranasal drops, and inhalation.

Summary

Typically, novel approaches to care rarely start in pediatrics or palliative care. The current review has presented some new and old drugs being utilized in new and old ways.

Keywords

Pain Children Palliative care Lidocaine Magnesium Clonidine Dexmedetomidine Cannabis 5THC CBD Ketamine Gabapentin Intranasal Atomizer Inhaled 
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Conflict of Interest

The author declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent

This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Palliative MedicineChildren’s Hospital of Eastern OntarioOttawaCanada
  2. 2.Roger Neilson’s HouseOttawaCanada
  3. 3.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of OttawaOttawaCanada

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