Acute Pain Management at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
The Pain Management Program at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County uses a variety of options for patients in acute pain, including:
- Nerve blocks;
- Femoral nerve blocks;
- Regional nerve blocks;
- Epidural morphine;
- Nerve stimulators.
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County was also one of the first centers in the region to test a new, long-acting treatment, DepoDur®. This treatment for the epidural management of postoperative pain provides up to 48 hours of relief in one dose. The benefit is that previously this type of pain control could only be delivered by continuous infusion. This allows patients greater mobility.
Led by the Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County Anesthesia Team, the program emphasizes getting patients out of bed as early as possible after surgery. This approach is in everyone's best interest, especially the patient's. The Team estimates that up to 97 percent of patients are postoperatively pain free utilizing the options available through their program. In addition, the Team works closely with referring internal and family medicine physicians on pre-operative selection and management of patients' medical problems post-surgery.
See Pain Management Service for outpatient pain management care at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County. For more information about Acute Pain Management at Lourdes Burlington, call the hospital operator at 609-835-2900 and ask to speak to the anesthesiologist on call.
