Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Kain Z. Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes. Emergency Medicine Journal 2024, 41: emermed-2023-213858. PMID: 38724104, PMCID: PMC11262956, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks post-dischargePost-discharge recoveryPost-dischargePost-discharge painMaladaptive behavioral changesBehavioral changesDay 1Laceration repairAssociated with incidencePainful medical proceduresLonger length of stayLogistic regression analysisChildren's painPaediatric EDConvenience sampleED dischargeLength of stayHigher painPain managementPerioperative researchEmergency departmentChildren 2Mild levelProcedural painExtremity lacerations