Non-Opioids in Pain Management: Vancouver, Canada, August 19, 1996 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3764357002 ISBN 13: 9783764357009

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 1997

Synopsis

There is no ideal analgesic and the most potent drug is not always the best because of its side-effects. Non-opioid analgesics, including the non-steroi­ dal anti-inflammatory drugs and the non-narcotic analgesics, play an im­ portant role in the relief of a wide spectrum of painful conditions, though they vary in efficacy and safety. This book reviews the role which non-opi­ oid analgesics play in the relitff of pain, particularly with regard to post­ operative and cancer pain. Emphasis is placed on the clinical indications for the non-acidic analgesic, dipyrone, and its relative safety in comparison to other non-opioid anlgesics. Michael J. Parnham 9 Introductory remarks Klaus A. Lehmann, Department of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care, University of Cologne, J osef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, D-50924 Cologne, Germany Opioids are considered to be the most potent analgesics for the manage­ ment of acute and chronic pain. Much progress has been achieved with respect to their general availability in most countries, and health care per­ sonnel have been encouraged to use these drugs more generously in a vari­ ety of pain syndromes, including post-operative or cancer pain. The intro­ duction of new techniques such as Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) or guidelines such as the WHO ladder concept for cancer pain mangement have considerably increased our knowledge of their benefits and prob­ lems.

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Synopsis

Non-opioid analgesics have broad applications in the treatment of pain. In the hospital, they are used for the management of post-operative and cancer pain. For these indications, the antipyretic analgesics dipyrone and paracetamol offer advantages over the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, particularly with regard to safety and tolerability. This text is an overview of the use of non-opioid analgesics in the management of post-operative and cancer pain. A chapter on the safety of non-opioids highlights differences in the risks associated with the use of different members of this class of analgesics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764357002
• ISBN 13: 9783764357009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62
• Editor: Parnham Michael J