| patient-controlled analgesia |
PCA. A method in which the patient controls the amount of pain medicine that is used. When pain relief is needed, the person can receive a preset dose of pain medicine by pressing a button on a computerized pump that is connected to a small tube in the body.
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| patient-controlled analgesia |
a system for administering pain-killing drugs in which the amount of drug delivered is controlled by the patient
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| patient controlled analgesia |
Method of pain treatment after surgery that allows the patient to self-administer pain medication under a controlled regimen.
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| patient |
Able to put up with pain, troubles, difficulties, hardship, etc without complaint or ill temper.
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| Patient Self-Determination Act |
a federal statute requiring patients to be informed of their authority to make certain medical decisions, under state law
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