Pain Management

Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 90-110

  Nichols, Mark ^a   Halvorson Boyd, Glenna ^b   Goldstein, Robert ^c   Gevirtz, Clifford ^d,e   Healow, David ^f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fairmount Center   (United States)

^c Somnia Inc   (United States)

^d Somnia Pain Management   (United States)

^e Louisiana State University New Orleans   (United States)

^f Intermountain Planned Parenthood   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion related pain requiring sensory fiber stimulation; Guided imagery effective technique in acute and chronic pain states; Narcotics as potent analgesia and mild euphoria; Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs); Nonpharmacological pain management techniques in reducing pain; Pain management; Pain management challenge in abortion practice; Patient related variables and pain perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890988822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444313031.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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