Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 146-155 , December 2007

Evaluation of a Continuous Epidural Analgesia Program for Postoperative Pain in Children

  • Jacqueline A. Ellis, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Jacqueline Ellis, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.
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  • Brenda Martelli, RN, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
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  • Christine LaMontagne, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
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  • William Splinter, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.

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 Supported by research grants from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and the Canadian Nurses Foundation.

PII: S1524-9042(07)00112-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.08.002

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 146-155 , December 2007

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