PCA
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006403
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 patient-controlled analgesia.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-006403 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | patient-controlled analgesia |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"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 patient-controlled analgesia.",
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