None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Satifactory treatment and parental support for pain relief, and nausea and vomiting. This has not been benchmarked for children undergoing surgery for fractures of the lower arm detal trauma, nail bed injury, face cuts and appendicectomy within our hospital. We are undertaking a telephone survey of parents and children who have had the above procedures to improve our service and patient care.
Interventions
This audit will examine the pain experienced by children following the most common procedures performed at Princess Margaret Hospital/Perth Children's Hospital under general anaesthesia. We have selected the 36 common groups of procedures and are recruiting 50 patients in each group. The surgical groups include Ear, Nose and Throat, Urology, Orthopaedic, Gastro-Intestinal, Dental and miscellaneous general surgery.
The audit involves a telephone follow up interview after informed verbal consent
This audit will examine the pain experienced by children following the most common procedures performed at Princess Margaret Hospital/Perth Children's Hospital under general anaesthesia. We have selected the 36 common groups of procedures and are recruiting 50 patients in each group. The surgical groups include Ear, Nose and Throat, Urology, Orthopaedic, Gastro-Intestinal, Dental and miscellaneous general surgery. The audit involves a telephone follow up interview after informed verbal consent has been obtained. The audit questions include questions on issues regarding pain management, post operative nausea, vomiting and pain frequency and treatment and parental rating of overall treatment. The parents will be contacted a few days after surgery and then followed up until they return to normal activity.
Sponsors
Perth Children's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patient has undergone MUA (without metal work); Dental extractions - front teeth only, molars +/- front teeth, baby teeth & accident; appendicectomy - laparoscopic or open, nail bed repairs and facial lacerations.
Exclusion criteria
Non-english speaking family Surgical procedures other than those listed in the inclusion criteria. Parent or child decline to participate
Outcome results
None listed