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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463422303321

Autore

Marmo Liza

Titolo

Compact clinical guide to critical care, trauma and emergency pain management [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence-based approach for nurses / / Liza Marmo, Yvonne D'Arcy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2013

ISBN

0-8261-0808-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Collana

The compact clinical guide series

Altri autori (Persone)

D'ArcyYvonne M

Disciplina

616/.0472

Soggetti

Pain - Treatment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The problem of pain in the critically ill -- Physiologic response and metabolic response to pain -- The art and science of pain assessment -- Assessment tools for the critically ill patient -- Assessment of pain in specialty populations -- Medication management with nonopioid medications -- Opioid analgesics -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and patient response to medications -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Surgical and procedural pain management -- Using patient controlled analgesia (PCA) in critical care -- Regional techniques and epidural analgesia for pain relief in critical care -- Managing pain in cardio-thoracic critical care patients -- Managing patient pain in the medical ICU -- Managing pain in the patient presenting to the emergency department -- Managing pain in the injured patient -- Special pain populations -- Pain, addiction, and opioid dependency in critical care patients.

Sommario/riassunto

This concise, comprehensive, evidence-based guide to managing cancer pain will enable nurses on the front lines of pain management to incorporate effective strategies into their daily practice. It is designed to facilitate quick information retrieval. This book focuses on all aspects of cancer pain, including assessment and screening tools, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, current national guidelines for pain management, regional anesthesia



techniques, patient-controlled anesthesia, and epidural pain management. It also includes updated information on the effect of opioid