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Patient-controlled analgesia provides:

  • rapid delivery of analgesic
  • controlled dosage and interval of and between doses
  • ready access to delivery in response to need
  • lower overall analgesic requirements
  • high degree of patient satisfaction
  • measurable parameters to facilitate audit of the pain of different techniques, nursing, anaesthetic and surgical

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