Macintyre’s Acute Pain Management - Jane Quinlan - diskuze

With a focus on practical acute pain management in the hospital setting, Macintyre’sAcute Pain Management: A Practical Guide provides health professionals with simple andpractical information to help them manage adult patients with acute pain safely and effectivelyin both surgical and nonsurgical settings. Incorporating updated information for all medications and techniques, the sixth editionof this established text addresses the key issues in analgesic stewardship, includingin the preadmission (where possible), admission and postdischarge phases of a patient’scare. Combining evidence-based information with practical guidelines and protocols, itoffers vital knowledge on the management of acute pain in both surgical and nonsurgicalpatients, including in those with spinal cord injuries, burns, and selected medicalillnesses. More complex issues are covered, such as treating the older patient, those witha substance use disorder, pregnant or lactating patients, patients with sleep-disorderedbreathing, and those with renal or hepatic impairment. The benefits and potential risks foranalgesic medications as well as techniques are discussed, and strategies are outlined thataim to help mitigate patient harm, including after discharge from hospital. Macintyre’s Acute Pain Management: A Practical Guide is a valuable and reliable referencefor the variety of professionals who will assess and manage patients with acutepain, including trainees in anaesthesia and pain
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