Outpatient Pain Management in Children With Chronic Pancreatitis: A Scoping Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although pain management is central to pediatric chronic pancreatitis (CP) care, no evidence-based guidelines exist. In this scoping systematic review, we sought promising strategies for CP pain treatment in children.

Methods

We systematically reviewed literature on pain management in children and adults with CP, and 2 conditions with similar pain courses: juvenile idiopathic arthritis and sickle cell disease.

Results

Of 8997 studies identified, 287 met inclusion criteria. There are no published studies of analgesic medications, antioxidants, dietary modification, integrative medicine, or regional nerve blocks in children with CP. In adults with CP, studies of nonopioid analgesics, pancreatic enzymes, and dietary interventions have mixed results. Retrospect

SUBMITTER: Perito ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009154 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature