PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA

Course overview

PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA IS USED TO TREAT ACUTE, CHRONIC, POSTOPERATIVE, AND LABOR PAIN. A VARIETY OF MEDICATIONS CAN BE USED FOR PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA AND ARE ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY (IV), THROUGH AN EPIDURAL OR PERIPHERAL NERVE CATHETER, AND TRANSDERMALLY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA.