Pain After Strabismus Surgery

Summary

At Ann \& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's), the current practice is to prescribe children with oral Tylenol as needed every 4-6 hours post strabismus surgery. Prescribing Tylenol "as needed" leaves more room for error for parents to be under-dosing their children, which can lead to avoidable pain. This study aims to figure out if children ages 4-12 years old will feel significantly less pain and discomfort when given regimented Tylenol every 6 hours for 48 hours after strabismus surgery (eye muscle surgery) compared to controls whose parents are instructed to give Tylenol every 4-6 hours as needed for 48 hours after surgery. To date, there have been no studies comparing patient outcomes between those taking Tylenol regimen and those receiving Tylenol as needed after pediatric surgery.

Timeline

Start

2025-04-01

Primary completion

2028-12-31

Completion

2028-12-31

Publications

• Background Walther-Larsen S, Aagaard GB, Friis SM, Petersen T, Moller-Sonnergaard J, Romsing J. Structured intervention for management of pain following day surgery in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Feb;26(2):151-7. doi: 10.1111/pan.12811. Epub 2015 Nov 12.
• Background Vons KM, Bijker JB, Verwijs EW, Majoor MH, de Graaff JC. Postoperative pain during the first week after adenoidectomy and guillotine adenotonsillectomy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 May;24(5):476-82. doi: 10.1111/pan.12383. Epub 2014 Mar 20.
• Background Ghai B, Makkar JK, Wig J. Postoperative pain assessment in preverbal children and children with cognitive impairment. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Jun;18(6):462-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02433.x. Epub 2008 Mar 18.
• Background de Azevedo CB, Carenzi LR, de Queiroz DL, Anselmo-Lima WT, Valera FC, Tamashiro E. Clinical utility of PPPM and FPS-R to quantify post-tonsillectomy pain in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Feb;78(2):296-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.11.027. Epub 2013 Dec 1.
• Background Chambers CT, Reid GJ, McGrath PJ, Finley GA. Development and preliminary validation of a postoperative pain measure for parents. Pain. 1996 Dec;68(2-3):307-13. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(96)03209-5.
• Background Chambers CT, Finley AG, McGrath PJ, Walsh TM. The parents' postoperative pain measure: replication and extension to 2-6-year-old children. Pain. 2003 Oct;105(3):437-443. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00256-2.

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