New techniques in postoperative analgesia
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 90 (6) , 143-150
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1991.11701108
Abstract
Although it may seem alarming to allow a patient who is recovering from surgery to administer his or her own intravenous narcotic analgesic, self-administration is effective and safe. Surprisingly enough, less medication is usually needed with safeguarded patient-controlled methods than with traditional intramuscular injection. Dr Dubois discusses this method as well as several others now being used for the treatment of acute postoperative pain.Keywords
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