Dr. Mark Gonzalgo answers the question: 'Pain Management After Prostectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and what options will I have for pain management ...

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety is urging healthcare providers to boost electronic monitoring, including the use of both capnography and pulse oximetry, of all patients using ...

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), which allows patients to self-administer small doses of analgesia within prescribed parameters, has become commonplace in inpatient settings and has proven to be a ...

Factors include younger age, aggressive disease, and concern that their malignancy is uncontrollable. Younger age and higher Gleason scores are among the factors underlying distress in newly diagnosed ...

A 63-year-old, 109 kg, opioid-naïve patient was admitted to a hospital with fractures sustained in a fall. She was given two doses of morphine 4 mg and one dose of HYDROmorphone 1 mg in the emergency ...

The global patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps market is on track for substantial expansion in the coming decade, driven by rising demand for advanced pain management solutions worldwide. Recent ...

Credit: istockphoto Each increment of 100 patients treated was associated with a 3% increase in overall survival. Prostate cancer (PCa) patients experience better survival when they are treated at ...

The Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) market is experiencing significant growth, influenced by several key forces that are reshaping the way pain management is approached. PCA devices enable patients ...

Immunogenomic landscape of neuroendocrine small cell prostate cancer. Quality-of-life (QoL) assessment and reporting in prostate cancer: A systematic review of phase III trials published between 2012 ...