Pediatric Authorized Agent-Controlled Analgesia
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Category:
Pain Treatment - Pharmacologic.
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Age Range:
Age 01y-11y (Child), Age 12y-18y (Adolescent), Age 18y+ (Young Adult).
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Tags:
NCA, Opioid, PCA.
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Type of Document:
Nursing Guideline.
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Type of Pain:
Acute, Cancer pain, Critical care, Palliative, Post-operative.
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Author:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the care of the pediatric patient receiving Authorized Agent-Controlled Analgesia (AACA) and to provide patients with a mechanism to control their pain when they may be unable to physically or cognitively press the PCA for self-administration of opioid pain medication.