Chronic Refractory Angina

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Nursing Guidance for 

1. Patient Counselling

2. Angina: what is it?

3. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

4. Stellate Ganglion Block

5. Paravertebral block

6. Spinal Cord Stimulation

7. High Thoracic Epidural 

8. Intrathecal pump Synchromed

9. Intrathecal pump Algomed

These nursing guidance chapters have been produced in accordance with the NHS Executive publication "Clinical Guidelines" (May 1996) and incorporate those standards produce by the King's Fund for evidence based clinical practice.

Produced for the National Refractory Angina Centre. 

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