title: [Patient-controlled analgesia].
abstract: Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) has been introduced to improve postoperative pain treatment. This review firstly emphasizes the reasons why postoperative analgesia is commonly inappropriately conducted. Secondly the principle of PCA and the practical realisation are explained. Safety and efficacy of the techniques require cooperation of the patients and of the nursing staff who need to be carefully educated.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baubillier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonnet
mesh_terms: D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012449:Safety
vernacular_title: Analgésie contrôlée par le patient.