Helping your child feel as comfortable as possible is one of our top priorities.
While your child is here for a procedure or surgery, we will follow a personalized Comfort Care Plan. The Comfort Plan lists things that make your child the most comfortable. Ask your nurse to fill out the Comfort Plan with you.
The team will assess (check on) your child’s pain in several ways:
Ask your nurse about which pain scale is being used to check on your child’s pain.
In addition to medicine, the team may use other ways to make your child more comfortable:
The pediatric pain specialists are providers who specialize in pain management for children. Your child’s surgical team may ask the Pediatric Pain Management Team to help with the plan for managing your child’s pain after surgery. This team provides pain control and symptom management in a variety ways.
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