Post-Operative Recovery and Pain Relief [Paperback]

This updated and revised version of Eltringham's Post Anaesthetic Recovery contains sections each devoted to the current best practice in a particular area. It describes the major problems that may be encountered during recovery from anaesthesia and suggests how they may be avoided by careful monitoring, vigilant nursing and sound organization. Post-Operative Recovery and Pain Relief will thus be of interest not only to nursing staff working in operating theatres and post-operative care units, but also to those working in surgical units, house officers and junior anaesthetists.Post-Operative Recovery and Pain Relief describes the major problems that may be encountered during recovery from anaesthesia and suggest how they may be avoided by careful monitoring, vigilant nursing and sound organization. The behaviour of patients during recovery is influenced by their pre-operative medical condition, by drugs they may receive both pre- and intra-operatively and by the nature of the surgery they have undergone. This updated and revised version of Eltringham's Post Anaesthetic Recovery contains sections devoted to each of these areas which reflect the current best practice. Post-Operative Recovery and Pain Relief will be of interest not only to nursing staff working in operating theatres and post-operative care units but also to those working in surgical units, house officers and junior anaesthetists.1 The Role of the Recovery Room.- Designing a Post-anaesthesia Care Unit.- Equipment.- Equipment Required at Each Recovery Bay.- Cardiorespiratory Equipment.- Paediatric Equipment.- Miscellaneous Equipment.- Drugs and Intravenous Fluids.- Safety.- Pollution.- Blood-borne Infections.- Staffing.- Continuing Education and Training.- Policies and Protocols.- References and Bibliography.- 2 Normal Recovery.- Physiology of the Elimination of Drugs Used During Anaesthesia.- Volatile Agenls,