Pain in Neonates and Infants: Pain Research and Clinical Management Series Volume 10 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780444520616)

A new edition of a highly regarded text in the series on Pain Research and Clinical Management. The book is now used as a standard reference text for those working in the field of neonatology and paediatric pain assessment and management. It provides a comprehensive resource of the latest information in the field for use by both researchers and clinicians. The text is intended for use by all professionals working in the field: neonatologists; pediatricians; anestheiologists; nurses; psychologists.

• Multidisciplinary editorship and authorship ensuring relevancy and balance of content for all professional groups concerned.
• Clinically relevant and research based.
• Edited and written by the best known international names in the field.

• Covers pain management in infants up to 1 year of age as well as term and preterm neonates.
• Includes new chapters on: Long-term consequences of neonatal pain from animal models; Pharmacogenetics and pharmacodynamics of analgesic drugs; Neuraxial and Regional Analgesia and Anesthesia; Fetal pain and surgery; Vulnerable Populations, Palliative Care; Infant Pain in the Home and Community, Developing Countries; Health Policy and Health Economics related to Infant Pain; Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Pain in Infancy; and Future Direction.

Author: K. J. S. Anand
ISBN-10: 0444520619
ISBN-13: 9780444520616
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2007
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.31lbs
Size: 10.43h x 7.75w x 0.88d