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Long‐term patient‐controlled analgesia in children
Author(s) -
MOWBRAY M. J.,
GAUKROGER P. B.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14624.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patient controlled analgesia , term (time) , pain control , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , postoperative pain , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary Three children who received patient‐controlled analgesia for periods of up to 41 days are described. In each case patient‐controlled analgesia allowed pain control to be achieved in difficult situations. No patient developed tolerance or clinical signs of dependence. This use of long‐term patient‐controlled analgesia warrants further evaluation.