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patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
Indications:
- intractable pain
Procedure:
- self-administration of an analgesic by a patient instructed in doing so; -usually refers to self-dosing with intravenous opioid (e.g., morphine, hydromorphone) administered by means of a programmable pump
General
analgesia
References
- Martin EJ, Roeland EJ, Sharp MB et al
Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Cancer-Related Pain: Clinical Predictors of
Patient Outcomes.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 May;15(5):595-600.
PMID: 28476739