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Author:   Pamela Macintyre ,  David Rowbotham ,  Suellen Walker
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.90cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.040kg
ISBN:  

9780340940099

ISBN 10:   0340940093
Pages:   632
Publication Date:   26 September 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1a Applied physiology of nociception - Pierre Beaulieu 1b Mechanisms of inflammatory hyperalgesia - Suellen M Walker 2 Developmental neurobiology of nociception - Suellen M Walker 3 Clinical pharmacology: opioids - David J Rowbotham, Alcira Serrano-Gomez and Anne Heffernan 4 Clinical pharmacology: Traditional NSAIDs and selective COX-2 inhibitors - Stephen F Jones and Aidan M O’Donnell 5 Clinical pharmacology: paracetamol and compound analgesics - Phil Wiffen 6 Clinical pharmacology: other adjuvants - Evangelos Tziavrangos and Stephan A Schug 7 Clinical pharmacology: local anesthetics - Jonathan McGhie and Michael G Serpell 8 Assessment, measurement and history - David A Scott and Wendy M McDonald 9 Preventive analgesia and beyond: current status, evidence, and future directions - Joel Katz PART 2 MANAGEMENT - TECHNIQUES 10 Routes of administration - Jeremy Cashman 11 Patient-controlled analgesia - Pamela E Macintyre and Julia Coldrey 12 Continuous peripheral neural blockade for acute pain - Kim E Russon and William Harrop-Griffiths 13 Epidural and spinal analgesia - Sina Grape and Stephan A Schug 14 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture for acute pain - Mark I Johnson, Stephen Oxberry and Karen H Simpson 15 Psychological therapies - adults - H Clare Daniel 16 Psychological interventions for acute pediatric pain - Christina Liossi and Linda S Franck PART 3 MANAGEMENT – CLINICAL SITUATIONS 17 Postoperative pain management following day surgery - Girish P Joshi 18 Acute pain management in the intensive care unit - R Scott Simpson 19 Acute pain management in the emergency department - Anne-Maree Kelly

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Pamela E Macintyre Consultant Anaesthetist; and Director, Acute Pain Service Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide Adelaide, Australia Suellen M Walker Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health andGreatOrmondStreetHospital NHS Trust,London,UK David J Rowbotham Professor of Anaesthesia and Pain Management; and Head, Clinical Division of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management,University ofLeicester,Leicester,UK

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