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    PCA (patient controlled analgesia) is a modified IV line that allows patients to self-administer opioid pain medications by pressing a button to receive an additional dose. It provides faster pain relief, reduces nurses' workload, and lowers patients' pain scores, allowing for faster recovery. However, it carries risks of addiction and accidental overdose if not properly programmed or monitored. PCA is best for postoperative pain relief and chronic illnesses but is not recommended for children under 6, elderly patients, or those with altered mental states.

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    PCA (patient controlled analgesia) is a modified IV line that allows patients to self-administer opioid pain medications by pressing a button to receive an additional dose. It provides faster pain relief, reduces nurses' workload, and lowers patients' pain scores, allowing for faster recovery. However, it carries risks of addiction and accidental overdose if not properly programmed or monitored. PCA is best for postoperative pain relief and chronic illnesses but is not recommended for children under 6, elderly patients, or those with altered mental states.

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    PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia)

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    Peter Coti
    PCA (patient controlled analgesia) is a modified IV line that allows patients to self-administer opioid pain medications by pressing a button to receive an additional dose. It provides faster pain relief, reduces nurses' workload, and lowers patients' pain scores, allowing for faster recovery. However, it carries risks of addiction and accidental overdose if not properly programmed or monitored. PCA is best for postoperative pain relief and chronic illnesses but is not recommended for children under 6, elderly patients, or those with altered mental states.

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    PCA (patient controlled

    analgesia)
    What is it?
    • A modified IV line
    • Allows user to control amount of opiates going
    into their body
    • Just press a button for a boost

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    Overview of the PCA machine

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    Why use it?
    • Post operative pain relief
    • Chronic illness (such as cancer)

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    ator.net/wp-content/uploads
    /2010/06/pain.jpg
    Benefits
    • Faster pain relief
    • Reduces workload of nurses
    • Lower pain score
    • Faster recovery

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    Risks

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    • Can cause an addiction to opiates


    • Button can be accidently pressed
    • If not properly programmed it can deliver to much
    medicine or to little
    • Family members should not use the machine for the
    patient
    Who Should Not Use It? / Contraindications

    • Children under 6
    • People with an altered mental status
    • Elderly

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    The Concept
    • Patients know their pain – doctors can only
    make educated guesses
    – Different tolerances
    – Unreliable pain scale

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    The Issue
    • A small amount of people become addicted to
    opiates after use of the PCA – do all the
    benefits overshadow the risk of addiction?

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    iction-Joshua-Sanders.jpg
    Conclusion
    • PCA machines should be used only if
    – The patient is being monitored regularly
    – The patient doesn’t have any drug offences
    – They aren’t in the risk group

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    Bibliography
    • Patient controlled analgesia for adults. Thomson
    Healthcare, Inc. 2010.
    • Glanze, Walter D.; Anderson, Kenneth; Anderson, Lois E.
    (1998). Mosby's medical, nursing, & allied health
    dictionary. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-8151-4800-3.
    • Taber, Clarence Wilbur; Venes, Donald (2009). Taber's
    encyclopedic medical dictionary. F a Davis Co. pp. 108–9. 
    ISBN 0-8036-1559-0.
    • “Patient-controlled analgesia system (PCA)". Clinical
    Reference Systems. 10. McKesson Health Solutions. 2010.
    • http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/557394

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