Acute Pain Service
The Acute Pain Service cares for over 1,200 patients per year who have undergone surgical operations or who have come to the hospital with illnesses that are painful. We provide a number of methods to control pain, including:
- Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps
- Epidurals
- Methadone protocols
- TENS units
- Nerve blocks
Our goal is to keep the children safe and comfortable, so we have a variety of safety protocols in place, as well as 24-hour-a-day physician coverage.
If your child will be having an operation that requires him or her to be admitted to the hospital afterwards, ask your doctor how pain will be controlled and if the Acute Pain Service might be of benefit. We are not always needed, but we are always available and willing to help.
