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Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Known as: Analgesia, Patient-Controlled, Analgesia, Patient Controlled, analgesia controlled patient 
A method of intravenous narcotic analgesic delivery that uses a pump or similar delivery system that allows the patient, or in the absence of the… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Feed supplementation of Lactobacillus plantarum PCA 236 modulates gut microbiota and milk fatty acid composition in dairy goats--a preliminary study.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Electro-acupuncture versus conventional analgesia: a comparison of pain levels during oocyte aspiration and patients' experiences of well-being after surgery.
BACKGROUND The primary aims were to compare the pain-relieving effect and post-operative well-being between electro-acupuncture… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Epidural analgesia need not increase operative delivery rates.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effect of Tramadol and Morphine on Pain and Gastrointestinal Motor Function in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
Tramadol and morphine were compared fortreatment of severe chronic pancreatitis pain and theirinteraction with gut motor function… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Epidural Labor Analgesia and the Incidence of Cesarean Delivery for Dystocia
We performed this retrospective study to examine the changes in cesarean delivery rates associated with the establishment of a… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Effect of epidural analgesia for labor on the cesarean delivery rate
Objective: To use meta‐analysis to evaluate the effect of epidural analgesia on the cesarean delivery rate. Data sources: The… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
[Patient-controlled analgesia in children].
In order to introduce intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in children in the Department of Anaesthesiology and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Epidural Analgesia versus Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia: Differences in the Postoperative Course of Cancer Patients
Background and Objectives This study evaluated 462 consecutive surgical cancer patients who underwent uncomplicated surgeries of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Patient-controlled analgesia and postoperative urinary retention after open appendectomy.
We retrospectively studied 279 patients who had undergone uncomplicated open appendectomy for acute appendicitis to determine… 
1988
1988
Patient-controlled analgesia versus intermittent analgesia dosing.
Abstract Actively involving the patient in his or her own pain management by using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) during the… 
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