Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (Hardcover)

KEY FEATURES:

GROUNDBREAKING CONTENT the first clinically focused text dedicated to the newly emerging area of pain medicine known as opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) provides pain specialists, anesthesiologists, and neurologists with the most current, cutting-edge research and therapeutic options for treating OIH patients

EXPERT CONTRIBUTORSHIP 12 experienced key opinion leaders in the field supply best practice guidelines for the effective assessment, diagnosis, and management of OIH: need-to-know information clinicians trust and can utilize in their practices

CLEAR ORGANIZATION of chapters by type of high-risk patient the cancer patient, the post-op patient, and the chronic and acute pain patientenables clinicians to quickly and easily find the information they need, when they need it

PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES including dosage recommendations to help minimize the likelihood and/or delay onset of hyperalgesia, enable clinicians to improve patient outcomes

UNIQUE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES such as opioid rotation and tapering, provide clinicians with alternative methods for treating OIH's difficult, persistent, and varied problems