Evolution in acute pain assessment and treatment in the paediatric emergency department of a tertiary health care centre.

Background: Paediatric pain remains one of the most misunderstood, under-diagnosed and under-treated medical problems in children.

Aim: To investigate the accuracy of acute pain assessment and management in the Paediatric Emergency Department in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital.

Methods: We performed a retrospective record analysis before (the year 2017) and after (the year 2018) paediatric pain training course was conducted.