| Description |
xii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Sect. 1. Understanding EBM -- 1.1. Pain - there's a lot of it about -- 1.2. Measuring pain -- 1.3. Outcomes -- 1.4. Clinical trial methods -- 1.5. Systematic review and meta-analysis -- 1.6. Size -- 1.7. Outputs and utility -- 1.8. Adverse events -- 1.9. Placebo -- 1.10. Being sure of a result -- Sect. 2. Acute pain -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. League table of analgesics in acute pain -- 2.3. Aspirin in postoperative pain -- 2.4. Ibuprofen in postoperative pain -- 2.5. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) in acute postoperative pain -- 2.6. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine in acute postoperative pain -- 2.7. Diclofenac in postoperative pain -- 2.8. Injected morphine in postoperative pain -- 2.9. Dihydrocodeine in postoperative pain -- 2.10. Oral codeine in acute postoperative pain -- 2.11. Dextropropoxyphene alone and with paracetamol in postoperative pain -- 2.12. Intramuscular pethidine in postoperative pain -- 2.13. Naproxen in postoperative pain -- 2.14. Oral tramadol in postoperative pain |
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2.15. Paracetamol plus tramadol for acute pain -- 2.16. Oral rofecoxib in postoperative pain -- 2.17. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in acute postoperative pain and labour pain -- 2.18. Topically applied non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in acute pain -- 2.19. Analgesics for dysmenorrhoea -- 2.20. Other acute pain interventions with evidence of efficacy -- 2.21. Other acute pain interventions without evidence of efficacy -- 2.22. Do NSAIDs inhibit bone healing? -- Sect. 3. Migraine and headache -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Diagnosing headache and migraine -- 3.3. Migraine: league tables of relative efficacy -- 3.4. Aspirin plus metoclopramide for acute migraine -- 3.5. Paracetamol for acute migraine -- 3.6. Ibuprofen for acute migraine -- 3.7. Sumatriptan for acute migraine -- 3.8. Oral naratriptan for acute migraine -- 3.9. Oral rizatriptan for acute migraine |
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3.10. Oral zolmitriptan for acute migraine -- 3.11. Oral eletriptan for acute migraine -- 3.12. Which migraine treatment strategy is most effective? -- 3.13. Prophylaxis for migraine -- Sect. 4. Chronic pain -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Antidepressants for diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia -- 4.3. Anticonvulsants for diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia -- 4.4. Topical capsaicin for pain relief -- 4.5. TENS for chronic pain -- 4.6. Fibromyalgia -- 4.7. Back pain -- 4.8. Epidural corticosteroids for back pain -- 4.9. Steroid injection for shoulder and elbow disorders -- 4.10. Systemic local anaesthetic-type drugs in chronic pain -- 4.11. Cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy for chronic pain -- 4.12. Intravenous regional sympathetic blockade for reflex sympathetic dystrophy -- 4.13. Treatments for intermittent claudication -- 4.14. Cannabis for pain relief and for spasticity |
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Sect. 5. Arthritis -- 5.1. Arthritis and joints -- 5.2. Lifestyle and exercise -- 5.3. NSAIDs for treating Osteoarthritis -- 5.4. Topically applied NSAIDs for chronic pain -- 5.5. Coxibs for treating rheumatoid and osteoarthritis -- 5.6. Adverse effects of NSAIDs and coxibs -- 5.7. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for osteoarthritis -- 5.8. TNF antibodies and rheumatoid arthritis -- 5.9. Fish oil for rheumatoid arthritis -- 5.10. Sulfasalazine for rheumatoid arthritis -- Sect. 6. Complementary and alternative therapies -- 6.1. Complementary and alternative therapies -- 6.2. Supplements and herbal remedies -- 6.3. Acupuncture -- 6.4. Homeopathy -- 6.5. Other complementary or alternative therapies for pain -- Sect. 7. Cancer and palliative care -- 7.1. Cancer and palliative care -- 7.2. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cancer pain -- 7.3. Radiotherapy for painful bone metastases |
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7.4. Strontium 89 therapy for painful bony metastases -- 7.5. Intracerebroventricular opioid therapy compared with epidural and subarachnoid opioids for intractable cancer pain -- 7.6. Neurolytic coeliac plexus block (NCPB) for cancer pain -- 7.7. Nilutamide plus orchidectomy for metastatic prostatic cancer -- 7.8. Complementary therapy at the end of life -- 7.9. Palliative care delivery systems -- Sect. 8. Management issues -- 8.1. Easy targets are not always the right ones -- 8.2. Better prescribing of NSAIDs -- 8.3. Quality improvement by audit: Pain relief after day surgery -- 8.4. Improving oral postoperative analgesia -- 8.5. Do-it-yourself pain control -- Sect. 9. Appendices -- App. 9.1. Glossary -- App. 9.2. Using the Oxman and Guyatt scoring system for reviews -- App. 9.3. Bandolier's 10 tips for healthy living -- App. 9.4. Cochrane Collaboration and Pain -- App. 9.5. Evidence based organisations, websites and resources |
| Summary |
"Bandolier's Little Book of Pain is a unique portable guide to evidence-based pain treatments. For each possible treatment, the book provides the evidence supporting the efficacy of the treatment, along with a clinical bottom line, for those requiring immediate information. Written by world leaders in the field of evidence-based pain treatments, the book will be indispensable for the multi-disciplinary professionals managing acute and chronic pain in primary and secondary care, including GPs, nurses, and pharmacists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"An evidence-based guide to treatments"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Pain.
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Pain -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Evidence-based medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Postoperative pain -- Treatment.
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Chronic pain -- Treatment.
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Cancer pain -- Treatment.
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Intractable pain -- Treatment.
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Pain -- Treatment.
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Pain Management.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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Pain.
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Therapeutics.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Moore, R. A. (R. Andrew)
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| LC no. |
2003283014 |
| ISBN |
0192632477 paperback |
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