Pain Management and Anesthesiology: Papers presented at the 43rd Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology, February 1998

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M.A. Ashburn, P.G. Fine, T.H. Stanley
Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - Medical - 312 pages
Pain Management and Anesthesiology contains the presentations made at the 43rd Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology sponsored by the University of Utah and held at Snowbird, Utah, USA, February 20-24, 1998.
This volume addresses recent advances in the understanding of the basic science and clinical management of pain. The textbook includes sections on recent advances in the understanding of pain signal processing, as well as reviews of the clinical management of acute, chronic, cancer-related, and pediatric pain. In addition, this text includes a discussion of the behavioral assessment and treatment of the pain patient. This textbook is the sixteenth in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the postgraduate course.
 

Contents

Descending Facilitation of Pain
13
New Clinical Pharmacology Concepts in Pain Management
28
The Contribution of Substance P to Longterm Changes in
55
Visceral Pain and Visceral Hyperalgesia
74
Historical Perspective
95
Peripheral Treatment of Acute Pain
102
Organization and Operation of an Acute Pain Server
125
Pain Management in Children
153
Complications and Relative Safety of Regional Anesthesia
185
Pediatric Sedation Challenges Outside the Operating Room
205
Epidural Steroids
237
Prevention of PostHerpetic Neuralgia
263
Update on Anatomy Physiology and Pharmacology of Epidural
276
The Interface Between Acute and Chronic Pain Management
295
Radiation Safety for the Pain Physician and the Use of a Laser
303
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Effect of Postoperative Pain on Surgical Outcome
167

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