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| (1) Medication in the peri-operative period
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In the first article in a series on peri-operative medication,
Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give a general overview of
the concepts relating to this area of drug therapy, including
guidance on which drugs should be continued and which considered
for discontinuation
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 272; 287-289 (6 March 2004)
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| (2) Peri-operative care and diabetes
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In the second article in our series, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie look
at care of patients with diabetes mellitus who are to undergo surgery
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 272; 323-325 (13 March 2004)
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| (3) Peri-operative medication in patients with cardiovascular disease
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In this article, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie look at care of patients
with cardiovascular disease who are to undergo a surgical procedure
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 272; 352-354 (20 March 2004)
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| (4) Peri-operative antibacterial prophylaxis
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In the fourth article of a series on peri-operative drug therapy, Mohamed H.
Rahman and James Anson discuss the prevention of surgical site infections
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 272; 743-745 (12 June 2004)
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| (5) Surgery and venous thromboembolism
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In the fifth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of the causes and predisposing risks of venous thromboembolism in patients who have undergone a surgical procedure and non-pharmacological methods of prevention
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 273; 687-689 (6 November 2004)
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| (6) Drugs used to prevent surgical VTE
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In the sixth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and
Jane Beattie give an overview of pharmacological prevention of VTE
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 273; 717-719 (13 November 2004)
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| (7) Post-operative nausea and vomiting
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In the seventh article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of the causes and risk factors, and the pharmacological management of post-operative nausea and vomiting
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004; 273; 786-788 (27 November 2004)
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(8) Managing post-operative pain
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In the eighth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and
Jane Beattie focus on the physiology of pain and briefly describe the non-opioid
and opioid analgesics used for post-operative pain relief
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2005; 275; 145-148 (30 July 2005)
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(9) Managing post-operative pain through giving patients control
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In the ninth article of a series on peri-operative medication, Mohamed H. Rahman
and Jane Beattie give an overview of various techniques used in managing post-operative
pain, including patient-controlled analgesia and peripheral nerve blocks, and
monitoring requirements
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2005; 275; 217-210 (13 August 2005)
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