Pediatric Pain Management

The study of pain in children presents new frontiers and opportunities to improve the welfare children experiencing acute and chronic pain.

As an anesthesiology-based consultative service, the Pediatric Pain Management Service at Yale has grown in the number of services it provides.

Currently, we are the only children's institution in Connecticut where 24-hour inhouse care is provided by a designated team of pediatric pain specialists. Our pain team is comprised of four anesthesiologists and a pediatric nurse practitioner. This standing five-member team provides consistency and standization of care for children with acute, recurrent and chronic pain. Preoperative, postoperative, and medical consultations are provided. Therapies include allopathic and alternative interventions for inpatients and outpatients.

Governor John Rowland designed September 8 as Pediatric Pain Awareness Day honoring our Service's work to encourage the medical and lay communities recognition of the existence and impact of pain upon children.

We have made many strides in our efforts to understand and alleviate pain. Our efforts in the realm of art therapy and procedure-related pain have resulted in the creation of the characters Peter and Patty Pain-free©. A coloring book was developed to help children cope with two common procedures: MRI and lumbar puncture. The adventures of the coloring book characters are engrossing and serve as the first story line for an upcoming series.

As we continue to expand our battle against pain, our goals remain clear: to provide cutting edge expertise and comprehensive care to children experiencing pain. Our motto is, “Let the children play!”

For more information regarding our pediatric pain clinic, please call 203-737-5361.

The pediatric pain clinic is located on the second floor of the Children's Hospital in the Pediatric Specialty Clinic.

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