Bandolier's Little Book of Pain - Softcover

Moore, Andrew; Edwards, Jayne; Barden, Jodie; McQuay, Henry

9780192632470: Bandolier's Little Book of Pain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192632477 ISBN 13: 9780192632470

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Acute and chronic pain place a huge burden on our society. Approximately 10% of the population in Western countries report suffering from chronic pain, and both chronic and acute pain are responsible for high absenteeism in the workplace. It is therefore crucial that we have effective ways of treating pain. Unfortunately though, we have no objective measures of pain - no blood tests, no urine dipsticks. We have to rely on what the patient tells us. So how then do we know what are and what are not effective pain treatments? It is here that the principles of evidence-based medicine have been of great value - helping us to understand the most effective forms of pain treatment.

Bandolier's Little Book of Pain is a unique portable guide to evidence-based pain treatments. For each possible treatment, the book provides the evidence supporting the efficacy of the treatment, along with a clinical bottom line, for those requiring immediate information. Written by world leaders in the field of evidenced-based pain treatments, the book will be indispensable for the multi-disciplinary professionals managing acute and chronic pain in primary and secondary care, including GPs, nurses, and pharmacists.

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About the Author:

Andrew Moore, Jayne Edwards, Jodie Barden, and Henry McQuay are all at the Pain Research Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

Review:

Review from the previous edition "This book should be purchased by all who have an interest in pain and its treatment."--British Journal of Anesthesia, Oct.-Nov. 98

"One example of a useful review is Bandolier's Little Book of Pain, a soft cover, lab-coat sized, convenient reference with evidence-based conclusions for a variety of compounds and pain states." -AANA Journal

"...a new and valuable resource on the current evidence regarding the management of acute and chronic pain...The teaching is laid out so that a newcomer to this sort of literature can follow it without anguish, and the seasoned 'evidence-based' researcher will find it a mine of valuable strategies, results, and references...This book will reward the reader and serve as a useful resource long afterward."--Eldon Tunks, Annals of the Royal College of Physcians and Surgeons of Canada, Vol. 32, No. 2, March 1999

"...What the authors have provided is an excellent summary of the methods for assessing the evidence on the treatment of pain..."--Jay Forrest, Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 46, no. 2, 1999

"This is an excellent reference. The authors arranged the book in such a way that it is easy for the reader to find a specific topic...This book will be useful as a resource for all physicians."--Doodys

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