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    Bandolier's little book of pain / Andrew Moore [and others].

    • Title:Bandolier's little book of pain / Andrew Moore [and others].
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    • Variant Title: An evidence-based guide to treatments
      Little book of pain
    • Related Title:Little book of pain.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Moore, R. A. (R. Andrew)
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects: Pain--Treatment.
    • Medical Subjects:Pain--therapy--Handbooks.
    • Description:xii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
    • 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:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:0192632477
    • 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
      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
      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
      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
      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.
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