Book contents
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Reviews of the First Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Routine Cardiac Surgery
- Section 2 Anaesthesia for Specific Procedures
- Section 3 Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Procedures
- Section 4 Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Section 5 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Section 6 Advanced Monitoring
- Section 7 Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Section 8 Miscellaneous Topics
- Chapter 36 Haematology
- Chapter 37 Cardiac Surgery during Pregnancy
- Chapter 38 Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 39 Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery
- Chapter 40 Infection
- Index
- References
Chapter 39 - Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery
from Section 8 - Miscellaneous Topics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2020
Book contents
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Reviews of the First Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Routine Cardiac Surgery
- Section 2 Anaesthesia for Specific Procedures
- Section 3 Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Procedures
- Section 4 Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Section 5 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Section 6 Advanced Monitoring
- Section 7 Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Section 8 Miscellaneous Topics
- Chapter 36 Haematology
- Chapter 37 Cardiac Surgery during Pregnancy
- Chapter 38 Regional Anaesthesia
- Chapter 39 Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery
- Chapter 40 Infection
- Index
- References
Summary
Pain after cardiac surgery is common; 75% of patients recall experiencing moderate to severe pain on the cardiac ICU. This has significant physiological and psychological consequences, potentially leading to chronic pain, affecting up to 50% of patients. Adequate treatment is essential to recovery.
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- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia , pp. 280 - 284Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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