PCA (patient-controlled analgesia)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical device
pain management technique |
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
patients
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| gptkbp:alternativeTo |
nurse-administered analgesia
|
| gptkbp:canBe |
adjuvant medications
non-opioid analgesics |
| gptkbp:contraindication |
cognitive impairment
inability to understand instructions |
| gptkbp:controlledBy |
patient
|
| gptkbp:deliveredBy |
gptkb:morphine
gptkb:hydromorphone opioids fentanyl analgesic medication |
| gptkbp:feature |
basal rate
demand dose lockout interval programmable dose |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
PCA (patient-controlled analgesia)
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:monitors |
nursing staff
|
| gptkbp:reduces |
delay in pain relief
nursing workload |
| gptkbp:requires |
patient education
|
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
nausea
pruritus overdose respiratory depression |
| gptkbp:routeOfAdministration |
subcutaneous
intravenous epidural |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
patients
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
pain control
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
acute pain
cancer pain postoperative pain |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:GemStar_infusion_system
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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