Opioid Therapy in Children and Adolescents is designed to explore the unique aspects of opioid therapy in pediatric patients. An introductory framework provides historical context and describes the epidemiology of the opioid crisis with focus on pediatric implications. Subsequent chapters focus on pediatric opioid pharmacology, safe opioid prescribing practices, and non-opioid alternatives to managing pediatric pain states, including multimodal analgesic strategies, interdisciplinary approaches, and complementary medicine. Mitigation strategies against pediatric opioid diversion and misuse are addressed to help clinicians develop practice changes that protect pediatric patients from opioid-related morbidity and mortality. Clinical case examples are also utilized throughout the text to provide grounding for each chapter and a context within which to examine pertinent issues.
This first of its kind book provides a comprehensive approach that will guide clinicians to appropriately and safely prescribe opioid analgesics to pediatric patients suffering from pain. It is an invaluable resource for pediatricians, family practitioners, anesthesiologists, pediatric oncologists, and other clinicians who manage pediatric pain.
Ravi Shah, MD
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL, USA
Santhanam Suresh, MD, MBA
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL, USA