Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review
Assessment and management of pain for pediatric patients receiving stem cell transplants can be challenging for a health care team. Diagnostic evaluation and interventions vary between institutions and individual provider practices. In this review, we investigate and describe approaches to pain mana...
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description | Assessment and management of pain for pediatric patients receiving stem cell transplants can be challenging for a health care team. Diagnostic evaluation and interventions vary between institutions and individual provider practices. In this review, we investigate and describe approaches to pain management for the most common sources of pain in pediatric patients undergoing stem cell transplants. Mucositis pain, abdominal pain, and hemorrhagic cystitis emerged as the most frequent sources of acute pain in children during conditioning and transplantation periods. Furthermore, psychosocial distress and psychological pain or distress constitute significant components of the total pain experienced by children undergoing stem cell transplantation. We will expand upon appropriate usage and escalation of opioids, as well as complementary interventions and timely initiation of interventions, in order to help control pain in these clinical syndromes. |
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spelling | doaj.art-cd39d1c3934d4afd85adf0b628c8d6a02023-11-23T19:18:04ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-01-019213910.3390/children9020139Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A ReviewAvis Harden0Kimberly Kresta1Nelda Itzep2Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAPediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAPediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAAssessment and management of pain for pediatric patients receiving stem cell transplants can be challenging for a health care team. Diagnostic evaluation and interventions vary between institutions and individual provider practices. In this review, we investigate and describe approaches to pain management for the most common sources of pain in pediatric patients undergoing stem cell transplants. Mucositis pain, abdominal pain, and hemorrhagic cystitis emerged as the most frequent sources of acute pain in children during conditioning and transplantation periods. Furthermore, psychosocial distress and psychological pain or distress constitute significant components of the total pain experienced by children undergoing stem cell transplantation. We will expand upon appropriate usage and escalation of opioids, as well as complementary interventions and timely initiation of interventions, in order to help control pain in these clinical syndromes.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/139painstem cell transplantpalliativemucositis |
spellingShingle | Avis Harden Kimberly Kresta Nelda Itzep Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review Children pain stem cell transplant palliative mucositis |
title | Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review |
title_full | Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review |
title_fullStr | Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review |
title_short | Addressing Common Pain Syndromes in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant: A Review |
title_sort | addressing common pain syndromes in pediatric stem cell transplant a review |
topic | pain stem cell transplant palliative mucositis |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/139 |
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