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dc.contributor.authorHolbert, MD
dc.contributor.authorKimble, RM
dc.contributor.authorJones, LV
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, SH
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, BR
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T03:45:55Z
dc.date.available2021-02-05T03:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1098-7339
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/rapm-2020-101691
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/401748
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: There is an absence of evidence regarding predictors of moderate to severe pain in children undergoing acute burn treatment. This investigation aimed to determine if relationships existed between patient and clinical characteristics, and pain at first dressing change for children with acute burn injuries. Methods: A retrospective cohort investigation was conducted using clinical data from pediatric burn patients treated at the Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Data extracted included patient and burn characteristics, first aid, and follow-up care. Observational pain scores were categorized into three groups (mild, moderate, and severe pain), and bivariate and multivariable relationships were examined using proportional odds ordinal logistic regression. Data from 2013 pediatric burns patients were extracted from the database. Results: Factors associated with increased odds of procedural pain included: hand burns (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.1, p<0.001), foot burns (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1, p<0.01), baseline pain (OR 5.5, 95% CI 2.8 to 10.8, p<0.001), deep dermal partial-thickness injuries (OR 7.9, 95% CI 4.0 to 15.6, p<0.001), increased burn size (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.2, p<0.01), four or more anatomical regions burned (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.5 to 8.6, p<0.01), initial treatment at a non-burns center (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4 to 2.3, p<0.001), and time to hospital presentation (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.8 to 0.9, p<0.001). These burn characteristics are associated with increased odds of moderate to severe procedural pain during a child's first dressings change. Discussion: It is recommended that patients presenting with one or more of the aforementioned factors are identified before their first dressing change, so additional pain control methods can be implemented.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBMJ
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRegional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.keywordsacute pain
dc.subject.keywordspain management
dc.subject.keywordspediatrics
dc.titleRisk factors associated with higher pain levels among pediatric burn patients: A retrospective cohort study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHolbert, MD; Kimble, RM; Jones, LV; Ahmed, SH; Griffin, BR, Risk factors associated with higher pain levels among pediatric burn patients: A retrospective cohort study, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2020
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-10-14
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-02-05T03:24:16Z
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gro.rights.copyright© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2020. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, an indication of whether changes were made, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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gro.griffith.authorGriffin, Bronwyn R.


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