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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JULIO 2000 N° 27 Volumen 3

Ways of access for pain treatment: a review

Section: Cover story

Authors

1Mª Carmen Carrero Caballero, 2Blanca Palomares, 2Alicia Díaz

Position

1Enfermera de Pediatría. Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid. 2Enfermera de la Unidad del Dolor. Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.

Contact address

C/ Antonio Lopéz Aguado nº 1 - Piso 9ºC dcha. 28029 Madrid.

Abstract

The painful effects of the illness and surgery have muchrelevance for the sanitary practice. The patients require anevery day higher level of performance on applicationtechniques of pain therapies.

In this article, a review of the main devices currently used ispresented. Upon the access way they have been classified inepidural, subcutaneus and intravenous.

The role of the professional nurse is critical in controling andtaking care of the systems as well as in the patients healtheducation.

Keywords:

pain management; cathetersnursing care

Versión en Español

Título:

Revisión de las vías utilizadas para el tratamiento del dolor