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Understanding the physiological effects of unrelieved pain
1Pain Service, Nevill Hall Hospital, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
Nursing Times
|October 10, 2003
Abstract:
Pain produces a physiological stress response that includes increased heart and breathing rates to facilitate the increasing demands of oxygen and other nutrients to vital organs. Failure to relieve pain produces a prolonged stress state, which can result in harmful multisystem effects. Good acute pain management is an essential part of holistic nursing care.