by Yiu-chung Wong. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 171-184. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.1 / List of Tables --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter 1 - --- General Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter Chapter 2 - --- A Gas-liquid Chromatographic Method for Studying the Effect of Adrenaline on Venous Plasma Concentrations of Bupivaca- ine after Interpleural Administration --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 3 - --- Gas-liquid Chromatographic Determination and Physicoche- mical Studies of Six Clinical Used Local Anaesthetics --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- Improved Gas-liquid Chromatographic Method for the Quant- itation of Plasma Pethidine and Norpethidine --- p.88 / Chapter Chapter 5 - --- Determination of Pethidine and Its Major metabolites in Hu- man Urine by Cas-liquid Chromatography --- p.112 / Chapter Chapter 6 - --- Plasma Protein Binding Characterization of Pethidine and norpethidine --- p.131 / Chapter Chapter 7 - --- "A Comparative Study of Plasma Pethidine and Norpethidine in Caucasian, Chinese and Nepalese Patients after Intramus- cular Post-operative Pethidine" --- p.153 / Chapter Chapter 8 - --- Future Prospects of the Work --- p.168 / References --- p.171 / Appendices

Pain management is a critical part of the care of the surgical patient. This study sought to investigate the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on analgesic administration practices and opioid consumption during postoperative period. A retrospective medical record audit of 278 English-speaking and non-English speaking surgical patients was carried out at four hospitals in Sydney's South West. No differences were found in the type of analgesia prescribed, the mode of analgesia, or the commencement of oral analgesia between the two groups. However, non-English speaking patients consumed less analgesia during the initial postoperative period than their English speaking counterparts. The importance of this difference was further examined within the context of a range of factors known to influence analgesia consumption. A model including sociodemographic and clinical factors - mode of administration of analgesia, gender, and language spoken -predicted 37% of total opioid consumption. Although mode of administration was the most important factor, being of non-English speaking background also contributed substantially. Pain assessment, inclusive of gender and cultural nuances is recommended. The need for further research into pain interpretation in specific linguistic and cultural groups is highlighted / Master of Science (Hons) (Health)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was three-fold; to investigate the use of pain assessment tools and pain reduction strategies during minor painful procedures in neonatal units in Australia; to map the history of an infant’s prolonged hospitalisation in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit with respect to painful procedures and pain management practices, and to describe the effectiveness of oral sucrose in reducing procedural pain during the course of an infant’s prolonged hospitalisation (greater than/equal to 28 days). (For complete abstract open document)

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Härtill 6 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2000. / Includes tables. Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 23, 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Science. Includes bibliography. Also available in print form.

This investigation originated from a suggestion by Noristan Laboratories, Pretoria, that because Black people were using the roots of A. venosum E. MEY. ex. TUL for treating headache, the plant might contain analgesics. No previous chemical investigation has been carried out on this plant but from previous work done on other species antihypertensive agents were expected to be present

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1979.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1979.