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Patient‐controlled analgesia [PDF]

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 1992
Summary A patient received a massive overdose of papaveretum intravenously (estimated to be 180 mg) when the glass syringe of a patient‐controlled analgesia machine disengaged from the drive mechanism. She was successfully resuscitated.
E R, Grover, M L, Heath
openaire   +4 more sources

Comparative Analysis of Different Methods of Pain Management for Elderly Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gerontology, 2017
Background: With technological advancements, more elderly patients are undergoing surgery and require care from surgical intensive care units. We aimed to determine the pain management method that provides better acute pain control in all-cause elderly ...
Becki Wan-Yu Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and efficacy of patient controlled epidural analgesia versus conventional epidural analgesia in lower limb orthopedic surgeries: a prospective randomized study

open access: yesAin Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023
Background Orthopedic surgeries lead to moderate to severe postoperative pain, treating which is a challenge to the anesthesiologist. The present prospective, randomized study was carried out to compare the efficacy of postoperative pain relief between ...
Babita Ramdev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intravenous versus epidural analgesia to reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal complications after elective pancreatoduodenectomy (the PAKMAN trial, DRKS 00007784): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Despite substantial improvements in surgical and anesthesiological practices leading to decreased mortality of less than 5 % at high-volume centers, pancreatic surgery is still associated with high morbidity rates of up to 50 %.
Bruckner, Thomas   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Interscalene patient‐controlled analgesia [PDF]

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 1997
The case of a patient undergoing revision total shoulder replacement is described in which postoperative pain relief was provided by patient‐controlled analgesia via a catheter inserted into the sheath of the brachial plexus by the interscalene approach.
M A, Lucas, A W, Harrop-Griffiths
openaire   +2 more sources

Thoracic Epidural Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia after Open Colorectal Cancer Surgery

open access: yesActa Clinica Croatica, 2017
The aim of the study was to compare thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) after open colorectal cancer surgery.
Dragana Radovanović   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
core   +1 more source

Perioperative lumbar plexus block and cardiac ischemia in patients with hip fracture: randomized clinical trial [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018
Background Perioperative myocardial ischemia is common among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative continuous lumbar plexus block in reducing the risk of cardiac ischemic events of elderly patients
Fernando R. Altermatt   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A randomised, controlled, double blind, non-inferiority trial of ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca block vs. spinal morphine for analgesia after primary hip arthroplasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We performed a single centre, double blind, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority study comparing ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca block with spinal morphine for the primary outcome of 24-h postoperative morphine consumption in patients undergoing ...
Anderson, K.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

A comparative study of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with tramadol alone and tramadol plus dexmedetomidine for major lower abdominal surgery

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pain, 2017
Background: Different techniques are used to provide postoperative pain relief to the patients. The patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) has come out as promising option.
Neeta Abhay Kavishvar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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