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Pain Management, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics, E-Book

Pain Management, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics, E-Book

Stephen D. Krau | Maria Overstreet

(2017)

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Abstract

Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, is stepping into the Guest Editor role, with colleague Dr. Maria Overstreet, to address the topic of pain management in the critically ill. The review articles in this issue will provide an up-to-date look at the current strategies to improve patient outcomes in pain management for those patients in the ICU. Top authors will be writing on the following topics: Physiology of Pain; Classifications of Pain; Current Trends in Pain Assessment; Spiritual Aspects of Pain; Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management; Non-Alliopathic Interventions for the Management of Pain; Pain Associated with Chest Tube Removal; Discomfort Associated with Respiratory Issues; Pain Management in Obstetrics; Technological Interventions for Acute Pain Management; Pain Management Services and Policy; and Management of Chronic Cardiac Angina. Readers will come away with the current knowledge in this important field.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Pain Management\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITORS iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents v
Preface: Pain Today v
Physiology of Pain v
The Role of Pain Classification Systems in Pain Management v
Postoperative Visual Analog Pain Scores and Overall Anesthesia Patient Satisfaction v
Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management v
Pain and Complementary Therapies vi
Dyspnea vi
Pain Management in Obstetrics vi
Management of Chronic Stable Angina vi
The Use of Remifentanil as the Primary Agent for Analgesia in Parturients vii
Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Pain and Agitation in Dementia: A Review of Randomized Controlled Tri ... vii
CRITICAL CARE NURSING\rCLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA\r viii
FORTHCOMING ISSUES viii
March 2018 viii
June 2018 viii
September 2018 viii
RECENT ISSUES viii
September 2017 viii
June 2017 viii
March 2017 viii
Preface:\rPain Today ix
Physiology of Pain 397
Key points 397
INTRODUCTION 397
SCOPE OF PROBLEM 397
NOCICEPTION 398
NEUROPATHIC PAIN 401
CHRONIC VERSUS ACUTE PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES 402
PAIN AND AGING POPULATION 402
SUMMARY 404
REFERENCES 405
The Role of Pain Classification Systems in Pain Management 407
Key points 407
INTRODUCTION 407
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE 408
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS 408
Anatomic 408
Etiologic 408
Intensity 408
Duration 409
Pathophysiological 410
Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Pain Classification 411
Other 412
PAIN CLASSIFICATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 412
CASE STUDY 412
Subjective 413
Objective 413
Assessment 414
Plan 414
CLASSIFYING PAIN 414
Chronic Pain 415
SUMMARY 416
REFERENCES 416
Postoperative Visual Analog Pain Scores and Overall Anesthesia Patient Satisfaction 419
Key points 419
INTRODUCTION 419
REVIEW OF LITERATURE 420
METHODS 422
RESULTS 423
Patients 423
Descriptive Statistics 423
Relationships Among Presurvey Measures 423
Relationships among survey and presurvey measures 424
DISCUSSION 425
SUMMARY 425
REFERENCES 426
Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management 427
Key points 427
INTRODUCTION 427
PAIN MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES 428
Ethical Guidelines 428
Joint Commission on Accreditation and Healthcare Organizations Guidelines 429
Current standards 431
Medicare Guidelines 431
National Pain Management Guidelines 432
ASSESSMENT TOOLS 434
Patients Who Can Communicate 434
Patients Who Cannot Communicate 435
CASE REPORT ON PAIN ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES AND TOOLS 435
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS WITH PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS 436
Patient-Centered Partnership 436
Special Population Considerations 436
Prior experience with opioids 436
Morbid obesity 436
Geriatric patients 437
Side Effect Considerations 437
COMMON INTRAVENOUS SEDATIVE ANALGESICS 437
Mechanism of Action 438
Uses 438
Safety Issues 438
Focused Monitoring 438
Mechanism of Action 439
Uses 439
Safety Issues 439
Focused Monitoring 439
Mechanism of Action 440
Uses 440
Safety Issues 440
Focused Monitoring 440
CASE REPORT REGARDING OPIOID EDUCATION 441
COMMON ORAL OPIOIDS 441
COMMON NONOPIOID ANALGESICS 441
Sedative Medications 441
Case Report Regarding Benzodiazepine 441
Mechanism of Action 442
Uses 442
Safety Issues 442
Focused Monitoring 442
Mechanism of Action 443
Uses 443
Safety Issues 443
Focused Monitoring 443
SUMMARY 444
REFERENCES 445
Pain and Complementary Therapies 449
Key points 449
INTRODUCTION 449
Pain 449
Prevalence of Pain and Complementary and Alternative Therapy Usage 450
The Role of Nurses 450
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AND PAIN MANAGEMENT 451
Legal Issues and the Nurse Practice Act 452
ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY 452
MUSIC THERAPY 453
GUIDED IMAGERY 454
ACUPUNCTURE 455
ACUPRESSURE 456
RELAXATION BREATHING 456
SUMMARY 457
REFERENCES 458
Dyspnea 461
Key points 461
INTRODUCTION 461
DYSPNEA MECHANISMS 461
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS AND MECHANISMS 462
PREVALENCE, INTENSITY, AND DISTRESS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 464
ASSESSMENT 464
Behavioral Symptom Assessment 465
Proxy Symptom Assessment 465
WHAT ARE CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DYSPNEA DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS? 466
SUMMARY 468
REFERENCES 468
Pain Management in Obstetrics 471
Key points 471
INTRODUCTION: NATURE OF PAIN DURING LABOR 471
HISTORY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN OBSTETRICS 472
PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY 473
TYPES OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 473
Injectables 473
Inhalable Analgesic 473
Neuraxial Anesthesia 479
Side effects 479
Complications of neuraxial anesthesia 479
Local Anesthetics (Alternate Regional Analgesic Techniques) 482
DISCUSSION 482
REFERENCES 482
Management of Chronic Stable Angina 487
Key points 487
STRATEGIES TO PREVENT DISEASE PROGRESSION 488
STRATEGIES TO CONTROL ANGINA SYMPTOMS 489
QUALITY OF LIFE 490
REFERENCES 492
The Use of Remifentanil as the Primary Agent for Analgesia in Parturients 495
Key points 495
PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH LABOR 495
THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORING REMIFENTANIL AS AN OPTION FOR TREATING LABOR PAIN 496
FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES 497
Pain of Labor 497
Pharmacology of Remifentanil 498
CONDITIONS IN WHICH STANDARD NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA IS A NONOPTION 498
Remifentanil in Clinical Practice 500
REMIFENTANIL COMPARED WITH OTHER PARENTERAL OPIOIDS 503
Remifentanil Compared with Neuraxial Anesthesia 504
Methods of Delivery: An Important Consideration 507
DOSING AND TIMING 509
PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER 510
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY 510
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS 510
EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATION 514
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 515
REFERENCES 515
Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Pain and Agitation in Dementia 519
Key points 520
INTRODUCTION 520
SEARCH STRATEGY 520
RESULTS 521
DISCUSSION 521
LIMITATIONS AND STRENGTHS 533
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 533
REFERENCES 534