Pain

Efficacia e sicurezza di paracetamolo nei primi 1.000 giorni di vita: opinione di esperti

Scaglione F, Lora Aprile P, Peccarisi L, Villaccio B, Agosti M

2025/8 — pag. 203-210 — DOI

Paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, APAP) is the most widely used antipyretic and analgesic during pregnancy and early childhood, although its exact mechanism of action remains not fully understood. Several publication...

La malattia drepanocitica in Pronto Soccorso

M. Casale, S. Perrotta, G. Russo, L. Sainati, R. Colombatti, G.L. Forni

2019/10 — pag. 639-644

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder observed at emergency units worldwide with more and more children being diagnosed with severe acute events. Emergency caregivers need to be aware of potentially life-threatening complications ...

Cure palliative pediatriche e uso di farmaci off-label

L. De Zen, F. Marchetti, E. Barbi, F. Benini

2019/2 — pag. 97-102

Paediatric palliative care (PPC) aims to ensure the control of symptoms and the best possible quality of life for patients whose underlying disease, characterised by an unstoppable evolution and negative prognosis, no longer responds to specific tr...

Dolore e funzione: il ruolo del catastrofismo

E. Parisotto, G. Morabito, G. Cozzi, F. Fusco, D. Sambugaro, R. Cavallo, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2018/1

Algodistrofia: cosa deve sapere il pediatra

G. Ferrara, G. Zanella, G. Gortani, I. Bruno, S. Pastore, M. Carbone, A. Taddio, A. Ventura

2017/4 — pag. 237-242

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating pain condition characterized by continuous and severe pain that usually affects a limb. The syndrome is well-described in adults, but can also affect children and adolescents. Symptoms include...

L’ultima chance “organica” per Maya

C. Liberati, G. Giunta, M. Bellettato

2016/7

Tramadolo: valida alternativa alla codeina?

A. Di Sessa, P. Marzuillo, L. Calligaris, I. Rabach, S. Furlan, E. Barbi

2016/1 — pag. 41-45

In June 2013, the European Medicine Agency (EMA) prohibited the use of medicines containing codeine for patients under 12 years of age. The EMA recommendations impose a change in the management of moderate-severe pain in children. Tramadol, an opi...

Come si usa il paracetamolo

A. Di Sessa, F. Nappi, P. Marzuillo, E. Barbi

2014/7 — pag. 451-458

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is one of the most popular and widely used drug for the treatment of pain and fever in children. Despite its frequent prescription, a full knowledge of many aspects regarding the mechanism of action is lacking. There are...

Le scale per la valutazione del dolore neonatale

C. Domenicali, E. Ballardini, G. Garani, C. Borgna-Pignatti, M. Dondi

2014/4 — pag. 223-231

Contrary to what was believed in the past, a newborn can experience pain. Anatomic structures involved in nociception are already mature at birth and now it is known that the recurrence of painful stimulations in a precocious period of brain develo...

Una lingua molto dolorosa

M. Vidoni, E. Zanelli, M. Starc

2013/9 — pag. 595-596

Dolore da venipuntura: come trattarlo?

V. Guastalla, M. Minute, S. Schreiber, E. Neri, E. Barbi

2013/7 — pag. 440-445

Venipuncture, although it is relatively simple and fast, is one of the painful procedures which is most frequently performed on paediatric patients. The pain in this context is present in 50% of children, and has been rated as moderate to severe in...

Il dolore acuto del bambino: dalla misurazione al trattamento, farmacologico e non

G. Facchina, M. Minute, M. Massaro, L. Calligaris, S. Schreiber, S. Norbedo, E. Barbi

2013/4 — pag. 237-242

Background - Pain is a relevant symptom reported by children who require Emergency Unit evaluation, but it is still underestimated and undertreated. Purpose - This review offers simple information about pharmacological and non-pharmacological appr...

Dolori senza dottori: la gestione del dolore nei bambini con gravi deficit cognitivi

M. Massaro, G. Pisciotta, P. Vallon, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2012/5 — pag. 307-313

Pain is a frequent and relevant problem in children with severe cognitive impairments, but it is often underrated and therefore undertreated. A good pain management for these patients requires the use of specific validated pain scales, in order to ...

Il bambino con disabilità: sono proprio dolori per i dottori?

S. Amarri

2012/5 — pag. 279-280

Sanità. Farmaci oppiodi, il 65% dei medici chiede formazione Uno studio conferma che il bullismo si accanisce sui bambini obesiOtto medici su dieci prescrivono esami inutili per paura di contenziosi legaliI nati prematuri risultano piu' sensibili al doloreUn nuovo trattamento per i pidocchiIl mondo di domani: prima analisi del genoma fornisce sguardo al futuro della medicina personalizzataMigliora la sopravvivenza di bambini e adolescenti affetti da anemia falciformeAprono gli «agronidi» in tutta Italia. Coldiretti: un sogno per 3 genitori su 4La religione a scuola fa media: che erroreScopellitti (calabria): «prima di tutto dovremo presentare un piano di rientro»Boom delle denunce alle assicurazioniLe misure correttive del governo sulla farmaceutica

a cura Irene Bruno e Alessandra Perco

2010/5

Il placebo, 23 anni dopo

F. Panizon, M. Fontana

2008/9 — pag. 571-577

The meaning itself of the word placebo has changed in time: from “drug prescribed to relieve the mind rather than because of its actual effect on the disease” to “improvement observed after the simulated treatment” or to “there is not only one placeb...

Desametasone nelle faringiti moderate-severe

I. Bruno

2005/4

Il trattamento sintomatico della febbre e del dolore nella pratica ambulatoriale

F. Marchetti, J. Bua, M. Maschio, E. Barbi

2005/1 — pag. 47-54

Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are the first choice drugs (and in the UK the only authorized ones) for the treatment of fever and minor pain (earache, arthralgia, headache). There are several more NSAID molecules which are currently used in paediatric...

Prevenire il dolore da prelievo nel neonato

F. Marchetti, E. Barbi

2002/9 — pag. 581-583

Newborn babies are frequently exposed to painful procedures and blood sampling is the most frequent one. Recent studies have focused on this aspect and provided useful information. We know for example that blood sampling from the toes is more painf...