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Medscape Clinical Resources Intractable pain affects millions of people worldwide and can decimate the pain sufferer's quality of life, destroying his ability to work and to interact with friends and family. Although a multidisciplinary approach and conservative treatment with a variety of medications often brings pain relief, a subset of patients require more aggressive management using interventional approaches including spinal cord stimulation and targeted intrathecal drug delivery. This Resource Center provides the latest medical news and clinical information on advanced approaches to intractable pain, including reports from recent conferences, review articles, CME programs, and links to clinical practice guidelines and other related resources on the Web.

Analgesics Nursing Encyclopedia

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S) To provide a standardized evidence-based approach to the management of patients' pain and comfort in all perianesthesia settings

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S) To improve pain management through assessment of all patients throughout hospitalization including on admission, during hospital stay, and at discharge or during an outpatient visit To improve the appropriate selection and dosing of pain management treatment To increase the involvement of patients in pain management

The recommendations for the assessment and management of chronic pain are presented in the form of two algorithms with 29 components, accompanied by detailed annotations. Algorithms are provided for Assessment and Management. Clinical highlights and selected annotations (numbered to correspond with the algorithm) follow.

Care of a patient in pain Care Plan

Care of patient with an epidural Nursing Care Plan

Nursing Care of the Sick chapter 13 (WHO publication "A Guide for Nurses working in small rural hospitals")

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Scope and Target Population: The guideline will address the management of chronic pain for physiologically mature adolescents (between 16-18 years) and adults. It can be applied to pediatric populations where noted. It is not intended for the treatment of migraine headaches, cancer pain, advanced cancer pain, or in the context of palliative care or end of life management.

Analgesia: Epidural and Subarachnoid (Pediatrics and Non-Pregnant Adult) (UNC Protocols)

Local Anaesthesia Nursing Encyclopedia

Assisting Older Adults With Orthopedic Outpatient Acute-Pain Management (Nursing Center CE) (PDF full text version is available)

Pain and Palliative Care Glossary (Beth Israel Dept of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)

Pain Management eNotes Nursing Encyclopedia