Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management (eBook)

Carolyn Middleton (Autor)

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2006 | 1. Auflage
218 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-03375-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

Carolyn Middleton, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nevill Hall Hospital, UK.

Inhalt

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Contributors.

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1 Responsibilities of the Multidisciplinary Acute Pain Team
(Carolyn Middleton).

2 Patient Selection (Lynda Jenkins).

3 Insertion and Epidural Catheter Management (Carolyn
Middleton).

4 Physiology of Pain, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of
Local Anaesthetic and Opioid Drugs (Carolyn Middleton).

5 Epidural Delivery Systems (Carolyn Middleton and Lynda
Jenkins).

6 Epidurals in Obstetrics (Carolyn Middleton).

7 Epidurals in Paediatric Practice (Carolyn Middleton).

8 Patient Observations (Carolyn Middleton).

9 Discontinuation and Removal of the Epidural Catheter (Carolyn
Middleton).

10 Troubleshooting (Dee Comerford).

11 Education and Training (Carolyn Middleton).

12 Clinical Governance and Clinical Audit (Rachel
Swinglehurst).

Glossary.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.6.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Krankenpflege • nursing • Pflege
• ISBN-10: 0-470-03375-4 / 0470033754
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-03375-3 / 9780470033753