Acute Pain Service

The Acute Pain Service (APS) follows hospitalized children for pain related to an injury, an operation or an illness. Our goal is to make our patients more comfortable during their hospital stay.
Acute Pain Service
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First appointment

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Follow-up appointment

For a follow-up appointment, please call 514-412-4400, ext. 22630 or 22021

Contact

B 04.2431

514-412-4400, ext. 22630 or 22021

514-412-4341

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Patient Information

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Acute Pain Service

Services

All the children we help are given their own personalized, safe and effective pain treatments. Common methods include the use of:

  • painkiller medications, including different opioids 
  • epidurals 
  • nerve blocks
  • strategies that do not involve drugs 

Team

Our team is made up of pediatric anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory technicians.

Natalie Buu, MD CM FRCPC
Interim Director

Resources

Videos

Be sweet to babies (CHEO)
Be sweet to babies – in Inuktitut (CHEO)
It doesn’t have to hurt (IWK Health Centre)

Reading

Taking care of your child’s pain after surgery
Easing children’s pain
Pain learning hub (SickKids)
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