Patient-controlled analgesia for older adults.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalClinical nursing research
Year 1992
Use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) was compared with nurse-administered intermittent intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine in older adults during their postoperative recovery. Data analyses indicated that the PCA and IM groups did not differ in pain intensity, pain distress, and satisfaction. The PCA group had significantly less sleep disturbance from pain than the IM group. Neither group was considered to have acceptable pain management.
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