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Disadvantages

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The disadvantages of patient-controlled analgesia include:

  • the expense of the infusion machines
  • staff training required
  • monitoring is essential
  • no proven advantage over conventional methods if the latter are used properly

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