2012
An Intervention to Improve Pain Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Corwin DJ, Kessler DO, Auerbach M, Liang A, Kristinsson G. An Intervention to Improve Pain Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 524-528. PMID: 22653457, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3182587d27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentReassessment of painEmergency departmentPain managementUrban tertiary care pediatric emergency departmentTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentStructured interventionIntervention data collectionPercentage of patientsPrevention of painChild life specialistsPercentage of childrenPeriprocedural analgesiaAnalgesic administrationMedian timePain assessmentPreintervention periodPatient satisfactionPostintervention periodProvider educationMedication administrationChildhood emergenciesPainLife specialistsMultidisciplinary committee
2009
A Randomized, Double‐blind Controlled Study of Jet Lidocaine Compared to Jet Placebo for Pain Relief in Children Undergoing Needle Insertion in the Emergency Department
Auerbach M, Tunik M, Mojica M. A Randomized, Double‐blind Controlled Study of Jet Lidocaine Compared to Jet Placebo for Pain Relief in Children Undergoing Needle Insertion in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 388-393. PMID: 19388923, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00401.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColor Analog ScaleSelf-reported painPain scoresEmergency departmentNeedle insertionLocal anesthetic pretreatmentMajority of patientsPlacebo-controlled designNeedle insertion painYears of ageNonintervention control groupAnesthetic pretreatmentPlacebo groupSuperior analgesiaPain reliefAnalog scaleLocal anesthesiaPatient cooperationPlaceboChildren 5Control groupPainInsertion painLidocainePatients