A List of References & Resources

Neuraxial anaesthesia and analgesia and thromboprophylaxis

Here is an extract from the Sept 04 guideline for the American College of Chest Physicians (very authoritative)

Oxford Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics Pain Site

Here is their acute pain essay  - excellent

List of recommend journal articles

Here is a selection of articles that are important or interesting

Review lecture on Acute Pain

Slide show covering acute pain; intended for registrars preparing for FANZCA part 2 exams. Also useful as background material during Acute Pain clinical rotation

Review of Pain Physiology

Here is a slide presentation

Acute Pain Guidelines for RMOs at Westmead

Written for Westmead use but maybe helpful for others.

Information for Patient's about pain relief after surgery

It is normal to be concerned about how pain after surgery will be treated. Read this before your operation and speak with your doctors and nurses. This has been translated into many languages and these are available at the NSW Department of Health Web site (www.health.nsw.gov.au)

Heparins and Central Neural Blockade

They can coexist. A draft guide, but very a useful.

Safety of Acute Pain Management

This is a current report from the evidence based program of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly AHCPR)

Cancer pain management

Latest evidenced based review on cancer pain.

Management of Cancer Pain. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 35. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E033, January 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

Cancer pain and epidural analgesia

This is a link to ABC TV's 7:30 Report story that was made at Westmead

Home epidural/intrathecal guidelines

Cancer pain slide show

This links to a slide show about management of advanced cancer pain especially via the spinal route

Procedures, movies etc.

Yahoo's listing of Anesthesiology Departments

A quick list of everyone else (nearly)

 

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