Error traps in acute pain management in children.

Tricia M Vecchione; Rita Agarwal; Constance L Monitto

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Error traps in acute pain management in children.

September 21, 2022

Vecchione TM, Agarwal R, Monitto CL. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(9):982-992.

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Appropriate pediatric pain management is an ongoing patient safety concern. This article discusses five categories of errors in pediatric acute pain management and how mitigating cognitive biases can help clinicians anticipate, identify, and avoid these errors.

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