Gilbert Park and Barbara Fulton are two of the UK's leading experts on pain management.

This book is well set out and contains a wealth of information. The guidelines are very practical.

• 1. Why is pain control a problem? ; 2. What is pain? ; 3. Why treat pain? ; 4. Psychological aspects of acute pain? ; 5. Principles of analgesic drug administration ; 6. Opioid pharmacology ; 7. Useful opioid analgesic drugs ; 8. Intramuscular administration of analgesics ; 9. Opioid infusions ; 10. Patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) systems ; 11. Inflammation and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; 12. Pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents ; 13. Local anaesthetic techniques ; 14. An introduction to epidural and spinal analgesia ; 15. Spinal anaesthesia ; 16. Epidural anaesthesia ; 17. Epidural and intrathecal opioids ; 18. Inhalational techniques and alternative therapies ; 19. Antiemetic drugs ; 20. Pain control in special situations ; 21. The acute pain service ; 22. Case studies in pain management ; Suggested additional reading ; Index

Gilbert Park and Barbara Fulton are two of the UK's leading experts on pain management.

This book is well set out and contains a wealth of information. The guidelines are very practical.

• 1. Why is pain control a problem? ; 2. What is pain? ; 3. Why treat pain? ; 4. Psychological aspects of acute pain? ; 5. Principles of analgesic drug administration ; 6. Opioid pharmacology ; 7. Useful opioid analgesic drugs ; 8. Intramuscular administration of analgesics ; 9. Opioid infusions ; 10. Patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) systems ; 11. Inflammation and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; 12. Pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents ; 13. Local anaesthetic techniques ; 14. An introduction to epidural and spinal analgesia ; 15. Spinal anaesthesia ; 16. Epidural anaesthesia ; 17. Epidural and intrathecal opioids ; 18. Inhalational techniques and alternative therapies ; 19. Antiemetic drugs ; 20. Pain control in special situations ; 21. The acute pain service ; 22. Case studies in pain management ; Suggested additional reading ; Index