Pain Management in the Icu

Taking a practical approach to the evaluation and anaesthetic management of pain in the critically-ill patient and using an outline format, this text presents step-by-step details on how to perform the latest and most common anaesthetic procedures in critical-care medicine.

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This book takes a practical approach to the evaluation and anaesthetic management of pain in the critically-ill patient. Using an outline format, the text presents step-by-step details on how to perform the latest and most common anaesthetic procedures in critical-care medicine. It takes an organ system approach and reviews pain syndromes specific to that system as well as the impact of that system's dysfunction on pain management options. It also includes special topics: terminal care; paediatric pain; nursing issues; legal issues; and others.