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Anaesthetists Receive New Guidance On Managing Potentially Fatal Anaphylactic Reactions During Surgery

Anaesthetists in the UK and Ireland have been issued with new guidelines on how to prevent and handle emergencies involving the small, but growing, number of people who have a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction during anaesthesia.

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Managing Acute Post-operative Pain In Hospital

Health professionals caring for patients with acute post-operative pain can improve pain management with a new drug use evaluation toolkit developed by the National Prescribing Service Ltd (NPS). The Acute postoperative pain drug use evaluation (DUE) toolkit can be used by hospitals to assess practices and ensure interventions lead to improvements in a patient’s experience of pain.

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Field Guide On Managing Pain Of Battlefield Trauma

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. has released a one-of-a-kind publication intended to educate anesthesiology residents in the art and science of advanced battlefield regional anesthesia techniques and acute pain medicine. Its aim is to serve as a resource to manage the pain of combat trauma.

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New Opinion Data Revealed Alongside British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting Shows Importance Of Managing Side Effects When Treating Pain

GPs have called for new pain treatments better suited to patient needs, according to new survey findings. These results are supported by a recent survey which identified the impact of side effects among patients suffering from pain. The results, released for the first time during the British Pain Society’s (BPS) Annual Scientific Meeting today, found that nine out of ten GPs believe there is a need for an opioid treatment which addresses gastro-intestinal (GI) related side-effects.

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Managing The Debilitating Effects Of Chronic Pain – Podcast

Chronic pain can have a debilitating affect on one’s life, stipulated by: interference with daily activities; decreased independence and withdrawal from interactions with family and friends. Back pain sufferers reported feels of isolation and desperation.

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