Collective knowledge of the origins and pharmacology of pain are evolving rapidly, providing increased hope for better pain management and a far greater quality of life for patients worldwide. However, there are few works dedicated to guiding primary care practitioners and clini…
Adjuvant analgesics
by Lussier, David, Beaulieu, Pierre
fromOxford American pain library
Collective knowledge of the origins and pharmacology of pain are evolving rapidly, providing increased hope for better pain management and a far greater quality of life for patients worldwide. However, there are few works dedicated to guiding primary care practitioners and clini…
Perioperative pain management
by Vadivelu, Nalini, Urman, Richard D.
fromOxford American pain library
Perioperative pain management
by Vadivelu, Nalini, Urman, Richard D.
fromOxford American pain library
Table of contents Introduction to acute pain management : a team approach / Boris Kosharskyy, Orvil Ayala, and Karina Gritsenko Mechanisms of pain / Sukanya Mitra ... [et al.] Assessment of pain / Juan P. Cata and Ehab Farag Pharmacologic agents : opioids / Naum Shaparin, Atit S…
Perioperative Pain Management
by Vadivelu, Nalini, Urman, Richard D.
fromOxford American pain library
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. Healthc…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Breakthrough Pain
by Fine, Perry
fromOxford American pain library
Breakthrough pain (BTP) is episodic pain that emerges through the treatment of otherwise well-managed chronic background pain. Often called pain flare or transient pain, BTP negatively affects the function and quality of life of the patient and often results in a number of other…
"As part of the Oxford American Pain Library, The Diagnosis and Treatment of Breakthrough Pain is an evidence-based, highly practical guide that covers current approaches and new developments in the assessment and management of breakthrough pain, including both cancer-related an…