Search for dissertations about: "Postoperative analgesia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words Postoperative analgesia.

  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. Pain treatment after surgery : With special reference to patient-controlled analgesia, early extubation and the use of paracetamol

    Author : Pia Holmér Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : acetaminophen; analgesia; patient-controlled; analgesics; day surgery; heart surgery; opioid; ketobemidone; pain measurement; pain; postoperative; paracetamol; postoperative nausea and vomiting; visual analogue scale; Acetaminophen; analgesia; patient-controlled; analgesics; day surgery; heart surgery; opioid; ketobemidone; pain measurement; pain; postoperative; paracetamol; postoperative nausea and vomiting; visual analogue scale;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  5. 3. Postoperative pain management - predictors, barriers and outcome

    Author : Kerstin Wickström Ene; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; postoperative pain management; nursing; radical prostatectomy; epidural analgesia; intrathecal analgesia; anxiety and depression; healt-related quality of life; pain predictors;

    Abstract : Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines, effective analgesics and new technologies for drug administration, the management of postoperative pain continues to remain problematic and unsatisfactory. Nurses play an important role in the pain management. READ MORE

  6. 4. Epidural Analgesia for Colorectal Cancer Surgery : Experimental and Clinical studies

    Author : Wiebke Falk; Anil Gupta; Peter Matthiessen; Hans Hjelmqvist; Jonas Åkeson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; colorectal cancer; epidural analgesia; local anaesthetics; colon cancer cells; inflammation; postoperative complications; pain; recurrence; disease-free survival; mortality;

    Abstract : Epidural analgesia (EA) with local anaesthetics and opioids is used for pain management after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. In recent years, a possible beneficial effect of EA on cancer recurrence and survival after surgery has been proposed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Surgical Stress in Rats : The Impact of Buprenorphine on Postoperative Recovery

    Author : Renée Sundbom; Klas Abelson; Kristina Dahlborn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgical stress; Corticosterone; Buprenorphine; Analgesia; Rats.; Försöksdjursvetenskap - Jämförande medicin; Comparative Medicine;

    Abstract : During surgery, both anesthesia and tissue damage cause physiological stress responses in the body. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is activated with increased levels of glucocorticoids. READ MORE