Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4,
2006. Patients may control postoperative pain by self administration of intravenous opioids …

One of the most common methods for providing postoperative analgesia is via patient-
controlled analgesia (PCA). Although the typical approach is to administer opioids via a …

Background: The usefulness of intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) with opioids
for postoperative analgesia is not well defined. Methods: We systematically searched …

Background There are two common techniques for postoperative pain control after intra‐
abdominal surgery: patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) with intravenous opioids and …

In a general sense, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) refers to a process where patients
can determine when and how much medication they receive, regardless of analgesic …

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a delivery system with which patients self-administer
predetermined doses of analgesic medication to relieve their pain. Since its introduction in …

Background: The present study examined the relationship between psychological variables,
including anxiety, depression, and patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) use in patients who …

Aims. Within a gynaecological surgical setting to identify the patterns and frequency of
anxiety pre‐and postoperatively; to identify any correlation between raised anxiety levels …

Background This study examined the opioid-sparing effectiveness, analgesic efficacy, and
tolerability of postoperative administration of the parenteral cyclooxygenase 2 selective …

Methods: Literature searches were performed using PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane Review,
and Google Scholar without publication date limits. Of 264,617 articles' titles screened and …