Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a computer-based medical technology now used extensively in Canada to treat postoperative pain. A typical PCA machine contains an embedded microcomputer ...

The market for patient-controlled analgesia pumps is anticipated to reach US$ 421.9 million in 2022 and grow at a CAGR of 5.2% to US$ 699.9 million by 2032. PCA pumps will dominate the market globally ...

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps have revolutionized the way postoperative and acute pain is managed in healthcare settings. These innovative devices empower patients to actively participate ...

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) was introduced into hospitals in the 1970s to improve the quality of postoperative pain control, and since then it has been a popular option. Patients like PCA ...

Portland, OR, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global patient controlled analgesia pumps market was estimated at $277.67 million ...

Rongbo Lin, MD, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 randomized trial to investigate hydromorphone titration using intravenous patient-controlled analgesia ...

A lockout period between doses prevents the patient from taking tablets within 20 minutes of each other. The new system involves a better device, a better route of delivery and a better drug than ...

PCA also presents possible dangers. From 2005 to 2009, more than 56,000 adverse effects and 700 deaths were filed with the FDA and linked to PCA pumps, not including overdoses. Occasionally errors ...

Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia has produced a host of adverse effects with errors occurring every 407 people per 10,000 treated. However, this method is also considered crucial to inpatient ...

ISSN 2712-0074 eISSN 2712-0082 Keywords: Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA), length of stay (LOS), enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) ...

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), introduced by Abbott 17 years ago, inaugurated a new standard for the safe management of pain by simplifying the administration of potent pain medications. Since ...

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety gave safety recommendations for patient-controlled analgesia pumps to manage pain, according to The Sacramento Bee. PCA pumps are used for ...