Abstract

As previously fatal diseases of childhood evolve into chronic illnesses of adolescence and young adulthood, some children with palliative care needs develop chronic pain. Many pediatric palliative care teams specialize in pain management, which focuses on improving quality of life by reducing immediate physical suffering, with less expertise in or emphasis on chronic long-term pain management. A child presented for care by a palliative care team in a large quaternary care children's hospital suffered from chronic pain.

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