Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia

David Counsell, Ramon Pediani (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

728 Seiten

2004
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-4299-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Provides the practical background to the use of PCEA, which hospital protocols tend to lack. This is a book about epidural analgesia infusion regimes, the nursing care and medical management of patients. With an emphasis on safety and the individual patient, it enables nurses and medical staff to carry out the technique with confidence.

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A practical, 'hands-on' book about epidural analgesia infusion regimes, the nursing care and medical management of patients. It provides the practical and theoretical background to the use of PCEA which hospital protocols tend to lack. With an emphasis on safety and the individual patient, it will enable all nurses and medical staff to carry out the technique with confidence.

Inhalt

Introduction: Why epidurals?; What are the benefits and drawbacks?; The functional anatomy of the epidural space; The mode of action of analgesics given intrathecally: their effects and side effects; Care of the patient, epidural insertion and removal, infection control; How to explain the technique and its implications to the patient; Optimal intravenous fluid management: preventing hypovolaemia; The organisational requirements of epidural analgesia - protocols and training issues; The safe management of patients with epidurals: nurse responsibilities, preventing harm; Case presentations I: common pitfalls and their solutions; Case presentations II: special indications - rib fractures, preventing phantom limb pain; Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2004
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Anästhesie
• ISBN-10: 0-7506-4299-8 / 0750642998
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4299-6 / 9780750642996
• Zustand: Neuware