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Determining Pain Detection and Tolerance Thresholds Using an Integrated, Multi-Modal Pain Task Battery
Published on: April 14, 2016
[Comparison of five patient-controlled analgesia drug delivery devices]
S Inoue1, H Mitsuhata, Y Hirabayashi
1Department of Anesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
Abstract:
We report the performance and our impression of five patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) drug delivery devices commercially available; Atom PCA Pump 500, AP-II, Deltec CADD-PCA 5800, Sabratek 6060 and Verifuse. Each of these devices has unique features for PCA. However, these devices still leave some room for improvement. Especially, we hope that future devices will be lighter to carry and use dry batteries more economically. In order to use these devices effectively for the management of pain, it is important to understand their characteristics.
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