Patient-controlled analgesia, abbreviated PCA, is any method that allows a person in pain to administer their own pain relief through an infusion pump programmed by the prescriber. When programmed and functioning as intended, the machine is unlikely to deliver an overdose of medication, though providers must always observe the first administration of any PCA medication that has not already been given by the provider, in order to respond to allergic reactions.
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Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief.
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The PCA pump was developed and introduced by Philip H. Sechzer in the late 1960s and described in 1971
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Who developed the patient-controlled analgesia pump?
Philip H. Sechzer, in the late 1960s, described in 1971.
According to the Wikipedia history of patient-controlled analgesia, the PCA pump was developed and introduced by Philip H. Sechzer in the late 1960s and described in 1971. PCA is any method that lets a person in pain give themselves pain relief through an infusion pump.
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