Sökning: "Evaluation of pain"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 279 avhandlingar innehållade orden Evaluation of pain.
1. Postoperative pain management : Nurse perspectives on acute pain services
Sammanfattning : Postoperative pain management (POPM) has remained an area of concern despite major efforts to improve pain assessment and management by the introduction of specified guidelines, advanced techniques for pain alleviation, and education of staff members. Different nurse specialists are involved in the perioperative care of surgical patients. LÄS MER
2. Multidimensional assessment of people with chronic pain : A critical appraisal of the Person, Environment, Occupation model
Sammanfattning : The present thesis is an attempt to organize the phenomena to be assessed and the methods for assessment in the management of chronic pain, using a conceptual model. To that aim, the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO ) model was evaluated in several respects, e.g. origin and credibility. LÄS MER
3. Interventional pain management focused on zygapophysial joint pain : a health-economic evaluation
Sammanfattning : The pain-system is a central mechanism in our life. Chronic pain is one of the major causes of impaired health-related quality of life according to the World Health Organization’s “Global Burden of Disease”-studies. Zygapophysial joint pain has been shown to account for the pain in 30% - 50% of patients with chronic pain. LÄS MER
4. Neuroinflammation and pain
Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Background: Persistent pain that remains long after the physiological trigger has been resolved is a disabling condition. A possible mechanism for the transition from acute physiological pain to persistent pain involves low-grade inflammation in the central nervous system, in which inflammatory-activated astrocytes play a significant role. LÄS MER
5. Pain treatment after surgery : With special reference to patient-controlled analgesia, early extubation and the use of paracetamol
Sammanfattning : The introduction of general anaesthesia eliminated pain during surgical operations. After surgery, however, pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) have remained a persistent problem for many patients. The need for analgesics varies widely among patients, therefore standardised treatment protocols are often insufficient pain treatment. LÄS MER