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9780192632470

Bandolier's Little Book of Pain

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  • ISBN13:

    9780192632470

  • ISBN10:

    0192632477

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-08-14
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Bandolier's Little Book of Pain is a unique portable guide to evidence-based pain treatments. For each possible treatment, the book provides the evidence supporting the efficacy of the treatment, along with a clinical bottom line, for those requiring immediate information. Written by world leaders in the field of evidenced-based pain treatments, the book will be indispensable for the multi-disciplinary professionals managing acute and chronic pain in primary and secondary care, including GPs, nurses, and pharmacists. A pocket-sized edition of the bestselling Evidence-Based Resource for Pain Relief Provides fully evidence-based information on both acute and chronic pain, with a clinical bottom line Written and compiled by the team who produce the highly regarded on-line journal BandolierContents:Understanding EBMAcute PainHeadache and MigraineChronic PainArthritisComplementary and Alternative TherapiesCancer and Palliative CareManagement IssuesAppendices

Table of Contents

Understanding EBM
Pain - there's a lot of it about
Measuring pain
Outcomes
Clinical trial methods
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Size
Outputs and utility
Adverse events
Placebo
Being sure of a result
Acute Pain
Introduction
League table of analgesics in acute pain
Aspirin in postoperative pain
Ibuprofen in postoperative pain
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) in acute postoperative pain
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine in acute postoperative pain
Diclofenac in postoperative pain
Injected morphine in postoperative pain
Dihydrocodeine in postoperative pain
Oral codeine in acute postoperative pain
Dextropropoxyphene alone and with paracetamol in postoperative pain
Intramuscular pethidine in postoperative pain
Naproxen in postoperative pain
Oral tramadol in postoperative pain
Paracetamol plus tramadol for acute pain
Oral rofexcoxib in postoperative pain
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in acute postoperative pain and labour pain
Topically applied non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute pain
Analgesics for dysmenorrhoea
Other acute pain interventions with evidence of efficacy
Other acute pain interventions without evidence of efficacy
Do NSAIDS inhibit bone healing?
Migraine and Headache
Introduction
Diagnosing headache and migraine
Migraine: league tables of relative efficacy
Aspirin plus metoclopramide for acute migraine
Paracetamol for acute migraine
Ibuprofen for acute migraine
Sumatriptan for acute migraine
Oral naratriptan for acute migraine
Oral rizatriptan for acute migraine
Oral zolmitriptan for acute migraine
Oral eletriptan for acute migraine
Which migraine treatment strategy is most effective?
Prophylaxis for migraine
Chronic Pain
Introduction
Antidepressants for diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia
Anticonvulsants for diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia
Topical capsaicin for pain relief
TENS for chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
Back Pain
Epidural corticosteroids for back pain
Steroid injections for shoulder and elbow disorders
Systemic local anaesthetic-type drugs in chronic pain
Cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy for chronic pain
Intravenous regional sympathetic blockade for reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Treatments for intermittent claudication
Cannabis for pain relief and for spasticity
Arthritis
Arthritis and joints
Lifestyle and exercise
NSAIDs for treating Osteoarthritis
Topical applied NSAIDs for chronic pain
Coxibs for treating rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
Adverse effects of NSAIDs and coxibs
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for osteoarthritis
TNF antibodies and rheumatoid arthritis
Fish Oil for rheumatoid arthritis
Sulfasalazine for rheumatoid arthritis
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Complementary and alternative therapies
Supplements and herbal remedies
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Other complementary or alternative therapies for pain
Cancer and Palliative Care
Cancer and palliative care
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cancer pain
Radiotherapy for painful bone metastases
Strontium 89 therapy for painful bony metastases
Intracerebroventricular opioid therapy compared with epidural and subarachnoid opioids for intractable cancer pain
Neurolytic coeliac plexus block (NCPB) for cancer pain
Nilutamide plus orchidectomy for metastatic prostatic cancer
Complementary therapy at the end of Life
Palliative care delivery system
Management Issues
Easy targets are not always the right ones
Better prescribing of NSAIDs
Quality improvement by audit: Pain relief after day surgery
Improving oral postoperative analge
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