title: The development of a respiratory assessment tool.
abstract: Patient-controlled analgesia uses an infusion pump to administer analgesia to the patient intravenously in small bolus doses. Administration of the doses is controlled by the patient up to a prescribed maximum dose (Pasero and McCaffrey, 1994). The use of PCA is increasing in hospitals, partly due to the range of reported benefits it has for patients (Thomas, 1993). It is particularly useful in the control of postoperative pain (Thomas, 1993), and avoids the need for other pain relief methods such as intramuscular injections.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benham
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benbow
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003663:Decision Trees; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid