Open AccessAn investigation on influential factors of patient-controlled epidural analgesic requirement over time for upper abdominal surgeries
Author(s) -
Ken-Hua Hu,
MeiYung Tsou,
Kwok-Hon Chan,
Kuang-Yi Chang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.05.003
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , patient controlled analgesia , surgery
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is commonly used to relieve postoperative pain for upper abdominal surgeries. However, there is still a lack of studies exploring factors associated with PCEA consumption over time after upper abdominal surgery; our study intended to provide further elucidation about this issue.
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