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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Postoperative pain"”.
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Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment
Postoperative pain management has been the subject of several national reports (Royal College of Surgeons of England and College of Anaesthetists, 1990; Audit Commission, 1997; Clinical Standards Advisory Group, 2000) that have each made recommendations for practice at ward level and Trust-wide …
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Managing Postoperative Pain for Timely Discharge of Total Hip Replacement Patients
… bed capacity. My project’s goal is to utilize pain management rounds to help decrease hospital length of stay. Also, the study is specific to post operative THR patient and hourly rounds that will compliment patient assessment. The global aim of this project is quality patient care and …
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The Perceived Effectiveness of Brief Psychological Techniques for Acute Postoperative Pain
Postoperative pain is still a challenge and patients are still suffering from postoperative pain, despite the administration of multiple analgesic methods for treating pain. In a systematic review and meta-analysis I found that brief psychological interventions such as relaxation techniques …
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Using silver spike point needle-free electro-acupuncture for postoperative pain management
The severity of postoperative pain is affected by many factors including the patient’s age, sex, personality, knowledge of and confidence in the procedure, attitude of the staff, and the individual's physiological condition. The same procedure can produce different degrees of postoperative pain in …
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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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The effect of relaxation and preparatory information on postoperative pain in sensitizers and avoiders
… information, separately and in combination, on postoperative pain was examined with respect to surgical patients' coping style (avoidance-sensitization). Subjects were 64 patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy or hysterectomy (abdominal or vaginal) in a large private hospital. …
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Establishing a Rodent Model of Postoperative Pain: Investigating Potential Sex Differences and Changes in Gene Expression
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition affecting many Canadians. Developing new treatments requires improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying persistent pain. However, preclinical pain research is limited by poor translatability and the underrepresentation of females. To address this, …
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Comparison of Postoperative Pain Following Ovariohysterectomy via Harmonic Scalpel-Assisted Laparoscopy Versus Traditional Celiotomy In Dogs
… of this study was to compare the effects of postoperative pain following ovariohysterectomy via harmonic scalpel assisted laparoscopy (HALO) and traditional ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in dogs. The study was designed as a randomized, blinded, prospective study. Sixteen, purpose-bred, intact …
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Examining Postoperative Pain in South Asian Females with Breast Cancer or Pre-Cancerous Lesions Following Mastectomy or Lumpectomy: A Feasibility Study
… surgery, South Asian females experience acute pain that may lead to chronic postoperative pain. Research regarding pain in South Asian females who undergo surgery for breast cancer in Canada is lacking. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of recruiting South Asian females and to examine …
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Experiences of Pain in Elderly Patients Having Total Knee Arthroplasty
Patients experiencing postoperative pain are at an increased risk for developing life-threatening complications. Effective interventions for pain relief exist, but are under- utilized. The reasons for the under use of interventions need to be identified so that changes in nursing practice can …
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Effects of duration of selected music as an intervention on postoperative pain in open-heart surgery patients during chair rest on the first postoperative day
… test the effects of selected music on reducing postoperative pain and use of pain relief medications in open-heart surgery patients during chair rest on the first postoperative day.</p> <p> This study was conducted using a pretest-posttest experimental design. A convenience sample of 13 …
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Nurse Anesthetists' Perspectives on Multimodal Pain Management
Background: Acute postoperative pain can develop into chronic pain if not managed well. Nurse anesthetists consider many factors when developing an anesthetic plan to provide optimal postoperative pain management. Multimodal pain management is recommended for managing pain in the perioperative …
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Opioid Use after Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparison between Open and Minimally Invasive Surgery
… in patients with moderate and severe chronic pain. Their pharmacologic profile allows their use in acute severe postoperative pain. However, due to their highly addictive profile, opioid misuse is considered a public health issue. Vertebral spine fusion, decompression, and instrumentation are …
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Colorado microdissection needle versus cold steel scalpel for incisions in third molar surgery
… assessing incision time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, wound healing, and the incidence of lingual and long buccal nerve injury. Twenty standardised cases were included in an analytical prospective case series. Each case had one side cut with CMN and the other side with steel …
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The Relationship Between Menopausal Status and Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
… which results in moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain (APOP), and in some patients transitions into chronic pain. Given that pain is influenced by a multitude of biopsychosocial factors, it is important to continue identifying those which affect individual postoperative pain (POP) …
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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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Effect of Short-Term Postoperative Celecoxib Administration on Patient Outcome After Outpatient Laparoscopic Surgery
… used as part of a multimodal regimen for pain management. This prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was designed to evaluate the effect of short-term postoperative administration of celecoxib on pain management and recovery outcomes following laparoscopic …
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Perioperative caearean section pain management at Groote Schuur hospital ? an audit
… performed resulting in moderate-to-severe pain in a significant proportion of women. The PROSPECT (procedure specific postoperative pain management) group includes surgeons and anaesthetists who develop procedure-specific consensus recommendations on managing postoperative pain. Our audit …
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A comparison of spinal anaesthesia with and without transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing elective caesarean section at Windhoek Hospital Complex
Background: Pain is a known outcome complication of surgery in the post-operative period, especially after Caesarean section. Lack of pain relief postoperatively also poses great risks for patients’ health. The combination of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block with spinal anaesthesia is …
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