NSW Health Patient Controlled Analgesia PCA Adult SMR130025 - 280812indd 2025

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  2. Begin by entering the patient's MRN, family name, given name, and date of birth in the designated fields. Ensure all details are accurate for proper identification.
  3. In the allergies section, indicate any known allergies or adverse drug reactions by checking the appropriate boxes or providing details. This is crucial for patient safety.
  4. Fill out the PCA prescription details including primary drug and concentration. Specify the background infusion rate and lockout interval as per your clinical judgment.
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Morphine, dexmedetomidine, and fentanyl were the top three drugs; these drugs are the main drugs for PCA. As a classic opioid receptor agonist, morphine has a definite analgesic effect and a long duration, which is a common drug for PCA. The application of morphine in PCA is flexible and extensive.
A patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump lets you give yourself pain medicine when you need it. This gives you more control of your pain relief. The PCA pump contains your pain medicine. Usually that medicine is morphine, but other pain medicines are sometimes used.
Use of PCA oxycodone in postoperative pain management after open thoracotomy provides similar nociception control compared to morphine but is associated with less sedation and patients using oxycodone IVPCA require smaller doses of rescue analgesia compared to systemic morphine IVPCA.
Risks of PCA The main risk is having a reaction to the opioid medicine. Side effects from opioids include: Allergic reaction. Nausea or vomiting.
Morphine is the preferred opioid in most circumstances. Fentanyl or hydromorphone are alternative choices. The PCA infusion is prescribed ing to the PCA prescription guidelines .
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The pain medicine given through the pump will most likely be an opioid such as morphine or hydromorphone.
A patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump is a safe way for people in pain to give themselves intravenous (I.V.) pain medicine (analgesia) when they need it. The PCA pump holds a container thats filled with your pain medicine. Using a PCA pump gives you the ability to control your pain.
What is the patient-controlled analgesia pump? The patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump is a computerized machine that gives you medicine for pain when you press a button. In most cases, PCA pumps supply opioid pain-controlling medicines such as morphine, fentanyl and hydromorphone.