Anaes SAQs · Acute pain & multimodal analgesia
The acute pain service and the PCA management
Final SAQ — the team, the daily rounds, the protocols, the PCA setup/monitoring/weaning, the regional infusion management, the audit.
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Prompt
Describe the role and the function of the acute pain service (the APS) in the perioperative pain management, including the PCA management.
Question
Describe the role and the function of the acute pain service (the APS) in the perioperative pain management, including the PCA management.
References3ShowHide
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- [4]Smith NJ, et al. The impact of local and regional analgesia on pain and opioid consumption in patients undergoing open upper gastrointestinal surgery: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. HPB, 2026.PMID 41644401
- [42262006]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.