Why the study?
Does patient-controlled analgesia improve pain relief and reduce morphine use in postoperative patients?
Population
Postoperative patients
Design
Other, randomized trials
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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Supports routine use of patient-controlled analgesia postoperatively; confirms benefits in RCTs and guides protocol updates.
Does patient-controlled analgesia improve pain relief and reduce morphine use in postoperative patients?
Patient-controlled analgesia improves postoperative pain relief while reducing total morphine consumption and sedation.
William A. Check (1982) studied this question.
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