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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Pain control"”.
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Use of Analgesics in Postoperative Pain Control by Board Certified Pediatric Dentists
… also evaluate the clinician's philosophy toward pain management in the child patient and look for trends in these philosophies, as well as trends in where they currently practice with regards to pain management and specific analgesic agents. Methods: An on-line survey (appendix A) was sent to …
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Analysis of Longitudinal Data With Missing Responses: A Study of Pain Control Cost
… years have seen a major increase of interest in pain control cost studies. Due to rising costs of medical treatment, researchers study factors contributing to cost and appropriate ways to control or reduce the cost of pain control. The first data studied in this research is longitudinal data with …
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Local anesthetic wound infusion versus standard analgesia in paediatric post-operative pain control : a randomised control trial
… the current standard of care in post-operative pain control in children. Methods: We conducted a prospective randomized, pain assessor blinded trial comparing Bupivacaine wound infusion {Continuous Local Anaesthetic Wound Infusion - CLAWI) in addition to intravenous paracetamol (Perfalgan®) and …
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Reducing Opioid Use Following Posterior Spinal Fusion Procedures: A Pilot Project
… of non-opioid analgesics as a primary pain control strategy with opioids acting as a secondary agent. Objective: To pilot an analgesic decision tree (ADT) featuring non-opioid analgesics to reduce postoperative pain, opioid consumption, and the incidence of adverse events during the …
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Orphine usage in the management of pain by doctors in pholosong hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
… duty of healthcare professionals to alleviate pain and suffering. However, in many countries, the appropriate use of opioids for the relief of pain and suffering remained insufficient. Also, the World Health Organisation demonstrated insufficient skills regarding pain management among health …
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Intrasąnarinės ir perineurinės analgezijos metodų veiksmingumo nustatymas atliekant artroskopines kelio priekinio kryžminio raiščio rekonstrukcines operacijas /
… prospective randomized clinical study compared pain intensity, consumption of adjunct analgesics and patient satisfaction during 48 postoperative hours in patients who, in addition to spinal block, received a single-shot femoral nerve block followed by the end-of-surgery intra-articular …
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Multimodal Opioid-Sparing Analgesia: Increasing Regimen Adherence In Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
… as it continues to care for, treat, and manage pain with associated complications from opioid dependence. Patients who primarily use opioids for pain control postoperatively and at discharge are at a 44% increased risk for opioid dependence after only five days of use. The incorporation of …
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A retrospective review of strong opioid use in the last 6 days of life of patients with HIV/AIDS or cancer at the in-patients unit of St. Francis Hospice
… patients, the use of opioids for symptom-control may shorten life, while I felt that pain was not recognized and therefore analgesia was withheld until the HIV-positive patients were close to their natural death. Objective: To compare pain control and sedation practices for terminally ill …
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The Experience Of Chronic Pain As Described By African American Indigent Adults Attending An Urban Primary Care Clinic
<p><b>Background:</b> Inadequate chronic pain control has far-reaching implications including costs for missed time at work; utilization of health care resources and reduced quality of life. People at highest risk for inadequate pain control include indigent adults and minorities. Newman's theory …
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An observational audit of pain scores post orthopaedic surgery at a level two state hospital in Cape Town
An audit cycle of post-operative pain scores and patient satisfaction of pain control in orthopaedic patients at a Level Two State Hospital in Cape Town. In addition as part of the information collected during the research process we will audit the following: Intraoperative anaesthetic techniques, …
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Pain Management in Patients with Oncological Diseases – the Role of Nurses // Управление на болката при пациенти с онкологични заболявания – роля на медицинската сестра
Efficient pain control is among the top priorities of The Cancer Prevention Program of WHO (World Health Organization), along with prophylaxis, early diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases. Pain must be treated effectively, which means efficient control and pain assessment. Assessing pain …
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A Comparison of Nurse, Pharmacist, and Physician Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Pain Management
Pain control is managed by health care professionals every working day. The literature suggests that nurses, pharmacists, and physicians have different levels of knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers toward pain management. The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge, skills, and …
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An evaluation of palliative care in rural Tanzania where availability of oral morphine is intermittent or absent
… were assessed, looking at differences in pain scores (0 to 5 scale) over time as well as assessing the other domains of care (psychological, spiritual, social, and family). 11 Palliative care nurses were also interviewed, asked to reflect on specific cases from their experience with both …
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The management of fragility fractures of the hip: a quality assessment project
… hip fracture within 48 of admission, multimodal pain management, deep vein thrombo-prophylaxis, early physical therapy, appropriate assessment and management of osteoporosis and frailty in a multidisciplinary approach are the standard of care for FFH to keep the mortality and morbidity rate as …
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Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Nurse Knowledge and Experience
… knowledge and experience regarding chronic pain and pain control in elderly patients. A literature review explores this topic. Serving as the conceptual framework is B. L. Thomas's (1990) Dimensions of Chronic Pain Model. Ninety-six registered nurses completed a questionnaire concerning pain …
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Acetaminophen Versus Ibuprofen for the Control of Immediate and Delayed Pain Following Orthodontic Separator Placement
The purpose of this investigation was to compare pain control effectiveness of preemptive and postoperative acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and placebo following orthodontic separator placement. Subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: placebo, 650 mg acetaminophen, or 400 mg ibuprofen. The …
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Virtual reality as complementary treatment after spinal fusion
… each year nationwide. The amount of opioid pain medication used can affect the outcomes, patient satisfaction, and quality of recovery. In this project, emphasis was placed on implementing and using non-pharmaceutical interventions to assist in the management of postoperative pain. Purpose: …
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How To Provide Effective Pain Management After Cardiac Surgery In The Geriatric Patient
… indicated that 82% of cardiac patients reported pain as the most common traumatic memory of their ICU stay. Pain is an important stressor in critical care settings. The lack of effective postoperative pain management impedes early mobilization and sufficient sleep, leads to postoperative …
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The problem of non-compliance amongst breast cancer patients : a study of the high rate of absconding by African women diagnosed as having breast cancer
… again in the terminal stages, when they seek pain control from the hospital. The biomedical literature refers to this phenomenon of absconding but does not explore the cultural and social factors that may determine African women's decision to abscond. This study looks at the variables …
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FARMACI ANALGESICI ED ANTIINFIAMMATORI PER LA TERAPIA DEL DOLORE IN DIVERSE SPECIE ANIMALI DI INTERESSE VETERINARIO
… As part of this evolution, the postoperative pain control takes on a fundamental role, which goes beyond assuring proper patient analgesia, with the aim to ensure comfort and quality of life. Pre-emptive analgesia seems to constitute one of the most innovative and promising strategies for …
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