Acute paediatric pain management: A survey of doctors' knowledge, attitudes and reported practices at regional hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advances in both pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management, children remain vulnerable to oligoanalgesia. Understanding clinical practices and barriers encountered by treating clinicians is essential to inform targeted interventions. This study aimed to examine knowledge, attitudes and reported practices of doctors managing acute paediatric pain in rural regional hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Methods

An electronic survey was distributed between January and February 2024 to doctors working in the departments of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, and Orthopaedics at three regional hospitals. The survey included both closed- and open-ended questions addressing analgesic choices, awareness of clinical protocols, and perceived b

SUBMITTER: Pillay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447986 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature