Analgesia en el paciente crítico. 2: Analgésicos

A significant proportion of emergency patients are already in pain at initial presentation. In order to minimise sensitisation, pain management should be instituted as soon as possible and, once the pain is under control, the patient kept on a level pain-free plateau. All animals going on to have operative procedures performed will benefit from adequate preoperative analgesia,... + Leer más

A significant proportion of emergency patients are already in pain at initial presentation. In order to minimise sensitisation, pain management should be instituted as soon as possible and, once the pain is under control, the patient kept on a level pain-free plateau. All animals going on to have operative procedures performed will benefit from adequate preoperative analgesia, i.e. in advance of the significant noxious stimulation resulting from surgical intervention. And it is clearly important to bear in mind the onset of action the agent you are using has to prevent noxious stimulation before analgesic efficacy has been achieved.

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La revista online EJCAP dedica un número monográfico a las urgencias y cuidados intensivos e incluye una revisión y conjunto de recursos (hojas de evaluación, breve presentación online) para el tratamiento del dolor en pacientes de una unidad de cuidados intensivos. Viene complementrada por una primera parte que revisa la valoración del dolor.