Pejaver R K, Russell H J
Department of Paediatrics, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J R Soc Med. 1995 Sep;88(9):508-10.
As a child's primary caretaker, the parent plays a significant role in the management of paediatric pain. Is this what physicians want and allow? This paper analyses the results of a survey conducted among paediatricians. Three hundred and fourteen consultant paediatricians were sent questionnaires about their attitudes towards parental presence during medical procedures performed on children under local anaesthesia. Paediatricians were asked under what circumstances they allowed parents to remain, and what factors led to their exclusion. The response rate was high--60.8%. Though 98.5% of paediatricians were willing to let parents remain, 57.5% excluded some parents from certain procedures, particularly if parents were anxious and the procedure difficult or painful. Ninety-one per cent relied on verbal explanations alone to prepare parents prior to procedures.
作为儿童的主要照顾者，家长在小儿疼痛管理中发挥着重要作用。这是医生所希望并允许的吗？本文分析了一项针对儿科医生的调查结果。向314名儿科顾问医生发送了问卷，询问他们对在局部麻醉下为儿童进行医疗程序时家长在场的态度。儿科医生被问及在何种情况下允许家长留下，以及导致他们被排除在外的因素。回复率很高——60.8%。尽管98.5%的儿科医生愿意让家长留下，但57.5%的医生会将一些家长排除在某些程序之外，特别是当家长焦虑且程序困难或痛苦时。91%的医生仅依靠口头解释在程序前让家长做好准备。
