Postoperative Pain in Children: A Real Emergency

Published on April 28, 2026

Sage Open Pediatr. 2026 Apr 20;13:30502225261442771. doi: 10.1177/30502225261442771. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.

ABSTRACT

The topic of acute pain, especially post-operative pain, risks being unfairly relegated to the background. Although significant progress has been made in pediatric anesthesia, with a drastic reduction in perioperative mortality and morbidity, much remains to be done in terms of organization and training. Artificial intelligence can potentially help here. Combining data from large, well-structured datasets can provide predictive models that guide patients at higher risk of developing pain. Having reliable alerts would allow resources to be used not only more effectively, but also more rationally. Furthermore, artificial intelligence could help us diagnose and measure the pain of all those patients with cognitive barriers, exploiting nonverbal communication.

PMID:42046826 | PMC:PMC13110336 | DOI:10.1177/30502225261442771

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