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Anaesthesia | Pain | Multi-modal Analgesia

Speciality
Nurses
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Provider
eIntegrity

Multi-modal Analgesia
Session Overview
Description
This session describes the optimization of pain control through the rational combination of drug and non-drug modalities.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Outline a rational strategy for analgesic drug combinations
  • List examples of mixed pains which require the combined use of nociceptive and neuropathic analgesics
  • Identify the differences between additive and synergistic analgesia
  • List examples of enhanced drug interactions and side effects
  • List conditions and their non-drug therapies that can optimize analgesia and function

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

  • Be familiar with the pharmacology of WHO analgesia drugs and neuropathic adjuvants
  • Be familiar with the recognition of nociceptive and neuropathic pains

The processing of nociception involves multiple neural pathways, transmitters and receptors. This suggests that there will never be a single ‘magic bullet’ analgesic agent or therapy. Optimum pain control therefore requires a multi-modal approach using several analgesic therapies.

Complete analgesia for severe pain is unlikely to occur, with the most realistic result being 50 % pain relief and this is the most commonly used end point in analgesic drug trials. Partial analgesia can be further improved by the addition of a second analgesic which acts by a different mechanism to the first drug.

Number needed to treat (NNT) can be maintained or improved with lower doses of the individual drugs, with a possible improvement in side effect profile.


PRM123
Type
Delivery
Title
Anaesthesia | Pain | Multi-modal Analgesia
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Anesthetics, Pain management, Pain Management and Palliative Care
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Anaesthesia (e-LA) (eIntegrity), e-LA Module 05a - Pain, 05a_09_01 Multi-modal Analgesia
Price:
$19.00
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