Opioid use in critical care : a practical guide / Jose L. Pascual, Timothy G. Gaulton, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pascual, Jose L., editor.

Gaulton, Timothy G., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opioids.

Critical care medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on the use of opioids in the ICU, offering practical, real-world recommendations on opioid utilization and alternative therapies. The text explains the physiology and assessment of pain and the need for analgesia in the ICU, details the pharmacology of opioids and their use in providing analgesia, sedation, and comfort for patients during critical illness, and summarizes advanced pharmaceutical and surgical approaches to pain management and procedural applications that can supplement, minimize, or replace opioids for the ICU patient. The book also includes algorithms and step-by-step approaches on navigating the delicate balance between the relief of suffering and the adverse effects of opioids, as well as a dedicated section on the management of critically ill patients with preexisting opioid tolerance. Written by experts in the field, Opioid Use in Critical Care: A Practical Guide is a valuable resource for ICU providers who treat and manage critically ill patients with opioids.

Contents:

Epidemiology of Opioid Use

Assessment of Pain in the ICU

Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of Opioids in the ICU

Opioid Analgesics Interactions with other Drugs

Side Effects of Opioid Analgesic Therapy

Rational Selection and Utilization of Opioid Analgesics in Critical/Acute Care

Monitoring of Opioid Analgesic Use and its Effects in Acute Care

Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia in the ICU

Strategies to Prevent and Treat Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia in the ICU, I

Strategies to Prevent and Treat Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia in the ICU, II

Interaction of Opioids with Sedative Practices in the ICU

Acute Pain Management in Patients with Opioid Dependence

Management of Opioid Overdose

Use of Opioid Analgesics in Post-Surgical and Trauma Patients

Post intensive Care Syndrome and the Potential Long-Term Effects of Pain and Opioid Therapy in the ICU

Special ICU Populations: Opioids in Neurocritical Care

Special ICU Populations: Opioids in Geriatrics

Special ICU Populations: Opioids in Obstetrics, Labor & Delivery.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 4, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030773991

303077399X

OCLC:

1261363234

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.