Search for dissertations about: "Acute pain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 240 swedish dissertations containing the words Acute pain.

  2. 1. Postoperative pain management : Nurse perspectives on acute pain services

    Author : Margareta Warrén-Stomberg; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; postoperative pain management; postoperative pain assessment; postoperative pain documentation; VAS; nurse anaesthetist; acute pain services; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Medical sciences; Medicin; Postoperative pain management; -assessment; -documentation; VAS; nurse anaesthetist; acute pain services.;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 2. Acute Abdominal Pain

    Author : Helena Laurell; Ulf Gunnarsson; Lars-Erik Hansson; Lars Påhlman; Rune Sjödahl; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Surgery; acute abdominal pain; diagnostic pitfalls; decision-making; competence; sensitivity; specificity; high age; acute appendicitis; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : The aim was to identify diagnostic difficulties for acute abdominal pain at the emergency department and during hospital stay. A total of 3349 patients admitted to Mora Hospital with acute abdominal pain of up to seven days duration, were registered prospectively for history and clinical signs according to a structured schedule. READ MORE

  5. 3. Low Back Pain : With Special Reference to Manual Therapy, Outcome and its Prognosis

    Author : Marie Grunnesjö; Kurt Svärdsudd; Lars-Erik Strender; Stefan Blomberg; Rune Hedlund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Low Back Pain; Manual therapy; Stay active care; Mobilisation; Manipulation; Pain drawing; Return to work; Prognosis; Disability rating; Pain; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin; Allmänmedicin; Family Medicine;

    Abstract : Objectives. To assess outcome of manual therapy in addition to stay-active care in sub-acute low back pain patients and to investigate the predictive power of pain drawing sketch variables for return to work. Materials and methods. READ MORE

  6. 4. Predicting postoperative pain. Clinical and genetic studies of relationships between pain sensitivity and pain after surgery

    Author : Anna KM Persson; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : Elektrisk smärttröskel; genetik och smärta; smärtprediktion; postoperativ smärta; VAS; smärtkänslighet; smärta efter kirurgi; nålsättning; Perifer kateterisering; Electrical pain threshold; prediction of postoperative pain; pain genetics; pain prediction; postoperative pain; venous cannulation; gender and pain; VCP;

    Abstract : Many patients experience pain after surgery. Postoperative pain may lead to delayed mobilization, persisting pain, and psychosocial distress. Others are given excessive analgesic doses and experience side effects. READ MORE

  7. 5. Acceptance for persons suffering from pain : Evaluation of acceptance-based interventions for adults with chronic pain and children with cancer experiencing acute pain

    Author : Jenny Thorsell Cederberg; Gustaf Ljungman; JoAnne Dahl; Louise von Essen; Lance McCracken; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; acute pain; chronic pain; acceptance; psychological flexibility; acceptance and commitment therapy; children and adolescents; cancer; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : It is increasingly clear that pain and emotions are closely interconnected. Pain does not only cause psychological distress, but psychological distress also amplifies pain through neurological mechanisms. Treatment of both chronic and acute pain would benefit from acknowledging the psychological mechanisms of pain neurophysiology. READ MORE