Chronic Pain Management for the Hospitalized Patient

by Richard D. Urman and Dmitri Souzdalnitski

Book Overview

Up to 35% of adults suffer from chronic pain, and a substantial number of these patients are admitted to hospitals every year. A major concern of these patients is whether the pain will be adequately controlled during hospitalization. these patients are more likely to have poor pain control and may experience an exacerbation of their co-exisitng chronic pain condition during hospital admission. Adequate pain control is directly related to clinical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199349304
• ISBN13: 9780199349302
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"