Subscriptions

Advertising

Resources

About Us

Contact Us

Create An Account Forgot Your Password?
Trouble logging in or creating an account? click here
Home This Month E-Weekly Newsletter Building a Facility Article Archive Second Opinions
Search:
Benchmarking
General Surgery
Accrediting/Quality
Anesthesia
Code/Bill/Reimburse
Building/Renovating
/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120126_ASP_LB-154x100.gif
/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120126_APIC_LB-154x100.jpg
/_media/adv/web/images/2011/20111202_Arthrex_LB-154x100.jpg
/_media/adv/web/images/2012/20120123_PDI_LB-154x100.gif
Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > October, 2004 Vol. V, No. 10

5 Tips for Managing Opioid-Tolerant Patients

How to handle the special post-op analgesia needs of this growing patient population.

Yasmine Iqbal, Contributing Editor

Sign in to continue reading.
Email Address:
Password:
Categories: Anesthesia, Pain Management, Patient Management
Keywords:
Understand tolerance; Develop a pre-op plan; Consider regional anesthesia; Be aggressive in the PACU; Monitor patients closely; Tolerance vs. addiction; Epidural; GI; Tips; Wu. Epidural; adequate; analgesia; anesthesia; anesthetic; bearable; catheter; chronic; cut; daily; develop; difficult; discuss; diseases; earlier; epidural; handle; hydrocodone; injuries; life; long-term; make; manage; medications; notes; number; opioid-tolerant; opioids; oxycodone; page; pain; painful; past; patients; people; post-op; provide; regional; relief; result; return; skyrocketed; special; taking; tolerance; trau... show all keywords
Understand tolerance; Develop a pre-op plan; Consider regional anesthesia; Be aggressive in the PACU; Monitor patients closely; Tolerance vs. addiction; Epidural; GI; Tips; Wu. Epidural; adequate; analgesia; anesthesia; anesthetic; bearable; catheter; chronic; cut; daily; develop; difficult; discuss; diseases; earlier; epidural; handle; hydrocodone; injuries; life; long-term; make; manage; medications; notes; number; opioid-tolerant; opioids; oxycodone; page; pain; painful; past; patients; people; post-op; provide; regional; relief; result; return; skyrocketed; special; taking; tolerance; traumatic

© Copyright Herrin Publishing Partners LP 2011. REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPYRIGHTED CONTENT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. We encourage LINKING to this content; view our linking policy here.

PRODUCT & SERVICE RESOURCES
Did You See This?
A showcase of products and services geared to make your facility better.

Architects' Showcase
Is a beautiful, efficient new facility in your future?
/_media/adv/web/images/2011/20111111_CareFusion_AR-300x250.jpg
Other Articles That May Interest You
$2.4 Million Verdict in Drug Interaction Wrongful Death
Knee replacement patient was poorly monitored after surgery, lawsuit argued.
Study Examines Hospital Readmissions After Colon Surgery
Researchers find nearly 1 in 4 patients return within 90 days.
Nasal Dressing Death Lawsuit Settled for $350K
Anesthesiologist's missteps reportedly led to fatal outcome.