Patient-controlled analgesia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006396",
  "term": "Patient-controlled analgesia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A method of pain relief in which the patient controls the amount of pain medicine that is used. When pain relief is needed, the person can receive a preset dose of pain medicine by pressing a button on a computerized pump that is connected to a small tube in the body. Also called PCA.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PCA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/patient-controlled-analgesia/"
}