| Non-Opioids in Pain Management: Vancouver, Canada, August 19, 1996 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Parnham, Michael J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3764357002 ISBN-13: 9783764357009 Publisher: Birkhauser OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pain Medicine - Medical | Pharmacology - Gardening |
| Dewey: 615.783 |
| LCCN: 97010915 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.26 lbs) 62 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is no ideal analgesic and the most potent drug is not always the best because of its side-effects. Non-opioid analgesics, including the non-steroi- dal anti-inflammatory drugs and the non-narcotic analgesics, play an im- portant role in the relief of a wide spectrum of painful conditions, though they vary in efficacy and safety. This book reviews the role which non-opi- oid analgesics play in the relitff of pain, particularly with regard to post- operative and cancer pain. Emphasis is placed on the clinical indications for the non-acidic analgesic, dipyrone, and its relative safety in comparison to other non-opioid anlgesics. Michael J. Parnham 9 Introductory remarks Klaus A. Lehmann, Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care, University of Cologne, J osef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, D-50924 Cologne, Germany Opioids are considered to be the most potent analgesics for the manage- ment of acute and chronic pain. Much progress has been achieved with respect to their general availability in most countries, and health care per- sonnel have been encouraged to use these drugs more generously in a vari- ety of pain syndromes, including post-operative or cancer pain. The intro- duction of new techniques such as Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) or guidelines such as the WHO ladder concept for cancer pain mangement have considerably increased our knowledge of their benefits and prob- lems. |