Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management (eBook)
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-03375-3 (ISBN)
- 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.
Carolyn Middleton, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nevill Hall Hospital, UK.
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.
Carolyn Middleton, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nevill Hall Hospital, UK.
Cover 1
Contents 9
List of Figures 11
List of Tables 13
Contributors 15
Foreword 17
Preface 19
Acknowledgements 21
1: Responsibilities of the Multidisciplinary Acute Pain Team 23
2: Patient Selection 39
3: Insertion and Epidural Catheter Management 55
4: Physiology of Pain, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Local Anaesthetic and Opioid Drugs 71
5: Epidural Delivery Systems 87
6: Epidurals in Obstetrics 99
7: Epidurals in Paediatric Practice 117
8: Patient Observations 133
9: Discontinuation and Removal of the Epidural Catheter 147
10: Troubleshooting 155
11: Education and Training 183
12: Clinical Governance and Clinical Audit 193
Glossary 201
Index 213
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.6.2006 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Schlagworte | adult surgery • Applications • Best • Book • Care • Clinical • epidural • epidurals • extremely • Framework • Guide • Highlight • Ideas • IMPROVE • Individual • Krankenpflege • Local • nursing • Patient • Pflege • Popular • Quick • Reference • Research • stimulate • Versatile |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-03375-4 / 0470033754 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-03375-3 / 9780470033753 |
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