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The work highlights best practices that evolve as research, clinical experience, and therapeutic options expand, including considerations for procedures and drug therapy. It stresses practitioner responsibility for selecting appropriate dosages, methods, duration, and contraindications, while outlining safety precautions and disclaiming liability for harm or damage from use of the material.","1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.  \nSte 1800  \nPhiladelphia, PA 19103-2899  \nRAJ’S PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN ISBN: 978-0-323-04184-3  \nCopyright © 2008, 2000, 1992, 1986 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Rights Department:  \nphone: (+1) 215 239 3804 (US) or (+44) 1865 843830 (UK); fax: (+44) 1865 853333;  \ne-mail: [healthpermissions@elsevier.com. You may also](healthpermissions@elsevier.com. You may also) complete your request on-line via the  \nElsevier website at [http://www.elsevier.com/permissions](http://www.elsevier.com/permissions).  \nNotice  \nKnowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our knowledge, changes in practice, treatment, and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner, relying on his or her experience and knowledge of the patient, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the Authors assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained in this book.  \nThe Publisher  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nRaj’s practical management of pain / editors, Honorio T. Benzon . . . [et al.].—4th ed.  \np. ; cm.  \nRev. ed. of: Practical management of pain. 2002.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-323-04184-3  \n1. Pain—Treatment. 2. Intractable pain—Treatment. 3. Analgesia. I. Benzon, Honorio T. II. Practical management of pain. III. Title: Practical management of pain.  \n[DNLM: 1. Pain—therapy. 2. Chronic Disease—therapy. WL 704 R161 2008] RB127 .P73 2008  \n616′.0472—dc22 2007044355  \nExecutive Publisher: Natasha Andjelkovic  \nDevelopmental Editor: Janice Gaillard  \nPublishing Services Manager: Frank Polizzano  \nProject Manager: Rachel Miller  \nDesign Direction: Steve Stave  \nIllustrations Manager: Ceil Nuyianes  \nPrinted in China  \nLast digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \n\n| Working together to grow libraries in developing countries\u003Cbr>[www.elsevier.com | www.bookaid.org | www.sabre.org](www.elsevier.com | www.bookaid.org | www.sabre.org) |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> |\n\nTo my family—Julieta, Hubert, Hazel, Paul, and Annalisa.  \nTo my Chairs at Northwestern—Edward A. Brunner, M.D., Ph.D., Barry A. Shapiro, M.D., and M. Christine Stock, M.D.  \nTo Prithvi Raj, M.D., for trusting us to continue his scholarly work.  \nHonorio T. Benzon, M.D.  \nTo Nori Benzon, who had the patience and persistence to lead this project to completion.  \nTo Dave Brown, Howard Schapiro, Rick Rosenquist, and Rick Rauck: trustworthy guides and much-needed friends.  \nTo my wife and children—Bobbi, Lauren, James, and Cara—who have remained ever supportive through the minor interruptions of another book and the major interruptions of a move to Boston.  \nJames P. Rathmell, M.D.  \nTo Frederick W. Cheney, M.D., Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington, for his efforts in attracting me to Seattle and for his support throughout my tenure;  \nand  \nto Lorraine M. Turk, more than a wife, a partner and my best friend, for her consistent and unyielding patience and understanding throughout our marriage.  \nDennis C. 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