Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management
eBook - PDF

Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management

  1. 219 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management

About this book

Epidurals are increasingly popular and have become more versatile, with applications in adult surgery, trauma, obstetrics and paediatric practice. This book of best practice guidelines aims to help develop and improve patient care, stimulate learning and highlight ideas for nursing research. It can be used as a quick reference guide for clinical practice or as a framework for developing individual local epidural services and practice guidelines.
  • outlines the specific responsibilities of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in relation to epidural practice
  • reviews the issues of risk benefit analysis and informed consent
  • provides an overview of the physiology of acute pain, epidural catheter insertion procedure and the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the commonest classes of drugs
  • describes the equipment required to ensure safe and effective delivery of epidural solution to patients

An overview of the nature and frequency of the observations required for close monitoring of patients and a practical guide to the removal of the catheter are also provided. Clinical governance and  competency-based training are also addressed, and a framework provided to fit the training into the Agenda for Change Knowledge and Skills framework.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9780470019641
eBook ISBN
9780470033753
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1: Responsibilities of the Multidisciplinary Acute Pain Team
  10. 2: Patient Selection
  11. 3: Insertion and Epidural Catheter Management
  12. 4: Physiology of Pain, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Local Anaesthetic and Opioid Drugs
  13. 5: Epidural Delivery Systems
  14. 6: Epidurals in Obstetrics
  15. 7: Epidurals in Paediatric Practice
  16. 8: Patient Observations
  17. 9: Discontinuation and Removal of the Epidural Catheter
  18. 10: Troubleshooting
  19. 11: Education and Training
  20. 12: Clinical Governance and Clinical Audit
  21. Glossary
  22. Index

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