PatientControlled Analgesia Author:F.Michael Ferrante, Benjamin G. Covino This is a definitive review of patient-controlled analgesia. Divided into four parts the opening chapters are an introduction to PCA and include a historical perspective, the pharmacology of patient administered opioids and patient selection. The clinical section covers the use of PCA in paediatric, obstetric and oncologic pain, plus the methods... more » of administering therapies, and the complaints and complications. The final sections cover the pain management team, logistical and economic issues and future technological and pharmacological developments.« less