Perioperative pain management
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Richard D. Urman, Nalini Vadivelu ; executive series editor Russell K. Portenoy.
--Oxford, UK:
Oxford University Press
, 2013.
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- Location
- Online
Millions of procedures, surgical and non-surgical, are performed around the world each year. Management of perioperative pain is of great importance to patients, and a critical management issue for physicians and other health professionals who provide perioperative care. Healthcare facilities and national accrediting organizations have established standards surrounding proper management of perioperative pain.
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- Other Authors
- Urman, Richard D
- Vadivelu, Nalini
- Responsibility
- Richard D. Urman, Nalini Vadivelu ; executive series editor Russell K. Portenoy
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (141 p.)
- Series Title
- Oxford American pain library
- ISBN
- 9780199343980
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Analgesics - therapeutic use
- Anesthetics - therapeutic use
- Pain Management
- Perioperative Care
- Abstract
- Millions of procedures, surgical and non-surgical, are performed around the world each year. Management of perioperative pain is of great importance to patients, and a critical management issue for physicians and other health professionals who provide perioperative care. Healthcare facilities and national accrediting organizations have established standards surrounding proper management of perioperative pain.
- Contents
- Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction to Acute Pain Management: A Team Approach -- 2. Mechanisms of Pain -- 3. Assessment of Pain -- 4. Pharmacologic Agents: Opioids -- 5. Pharmacologic Agents: Non-Opioids -- 6. Regional Anesthesia Techniques -- 7. Medication Delivery Systems -- 8. Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- 9. Chronic Pain Patients and Other Coexisting Conditions -- 10. Special Populations: Pediatric and Elderly Patients -- 11. Obstetric Pain -- 12. Outcomes and Future Directions -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
