Handbook of Pediatric Chronic Pain Current Science and Integrative P
Pediatric Chronic Pain Current Science and Integrative Practice Brenda McClain and Santhanam Suresh, editors In contrast to the days when children were thought to experience less pain than adults, we now know that this is not the case and that
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Brenda C. McClain • Santhanam Suresh Editors
Handbook of Pediatric Chronic Pain Current Science and Integrative Practice
Editors Brenda C. McClain, M.D., FAAP, DABPM Director of Pediatric Pain Management Services Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Pediatrics Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT USA [email protected]
Santhanam Suresh, MD Vice Chairman & Director of Research & Pain Medicine Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology Children’s Memorial Hospital Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-0349-5 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0350-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0350-1 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011928549 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Daniel and Celesta McClain, whose support and unconditional love taught me the invaluable life lessons that have made my career a reality. Brenda C. McClain, M.D. I would like to dedicate this book to the support from my family, my wife, Nina and my lovely children, Aneesha, Sunitha and Madhav who have been the ‘wind beneath my wings’ and to my parents, Santhanam and Chandra who encouraged me to always strive for the best, and to my mentor Steven Hall and the members of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Children’s Memorial Hospital who have supported me in all my academic ventures. Santhanam Suresh, M.D.
Foreword
It was 1:35 AM in the basement of the Hunnewell building. Chuck Berde and I had just finished assembling a long overdue chapter on pediatric pain management for the 2nd Edition of Gregory’s textbook on Pediatric Anesthesia. It had been an arduous task, marshaling the information on the topic, handdrawing the figures, battling with the incompatibility of PC and Mac computers, re-numbering all
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