How Much Does It Hurt to Be a Hospitalized Child or Adolescent in a Latin American Country?

Key Points

• This research aims to understand the extent of pain experienced by hospitalized children and adolescents in a Latin American context.
• Identification of procedural pain in hospitalized children and adolescents
• Evaluation of pain management strategies
• Assessment of pain levels specifically in cancer patients
• Hospitalized children frequently experience significant procedural pain
• Children with cancer report higher levels of suffering
• Multimodal strategies show improvements for managing mild to moderate pain

Abstract