Relief work
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Chronic pain is pain which occurs without any obvious physical cause. It may persist after physical damage has healed, or there may have been no injury. Some experts suggest chronic pain could be due to neural stimulation. Other experts have discovered factors which influence the perception of pain. Pain management may include the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or alternative therapies such as acupuncture. Drug therapy may include the use of basic analgesics, opioids or anti-inflammatory agents.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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Clinical staff knowledge of acute pain relief
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A study of the knowledge and attitudes of clinical staff towards post-operative analgesia was undertaken. Two surgical units were assessed, Unit A with access to patient controlled analgesia (PCA) and Unit B using conventional analgesic approaches. There was high optimism about PCA and most respondents felt patients found it easy to use. Nursing workload in unit A was decreased and the doctor patient relationship was thought to have improved.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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Findings of a national survey of acute pain services
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Most hospitals do not provide services to meet recommendations in the Pain After Surgery report of 1990, according to a national acute pain survey undertaken in 1994. Post-operative pain control is often unsatisfactory in spite of the introduction of more efficient techniques in managing pain. A national acute pain directory should be created listing those hospitals with acute pain services.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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