Spinal opioids in postoperative pain relief 1: pharmacology.

Nurs Times

Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

Published: November 2008

AI Article Synopsis

  • This unit covers the use of spinal opioids for managing postoperative pain, divided into two parts for clarity.
  • Part 1 focuses on the pharmacology of these opioids and discusses potential adverse effects associated with their use.
  • Additional resources, including spinal anatomy details and a comparison table of spinal anaesthesia vs. analgesia and epidural analgesia, can be found in the Portfolio Pages on nursingtimes.net.

Article Abstract

This is a two-part unit on using spinal opioids to manage postoperative pain. Part 1 outlines the pharmacology and adverse effects. For details on spinal anatomy and dose levels, plus a table that outlines the differences between spinal anaesthesia and analgesia, and epidural analgesia, see Portfolio Pages at nursingtimes.net.

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