analgesia
61audio analgesia — audioanalgesia …
62continuous epidural analgesia — a method of pain relief consisting of continuous bathing of lumbar or thoracic nerve roots within the epidural space with an injected anesthetic solution; used during labor and childbirth, in general surgery for blockage of pain pathways below… …
63epidural analgesia — see under block …
64infiltration analgesia — see under anesthesia …
65paretic analgesia — loss of the sense of pain accompanied by partial paralysis …
66patient controlled analgesia — a technique for pain control using an infusion pump so that small doses of an opioid can be administered intravenously by the patient; it includes safeguards against overdose …
67rescue analgesia — breakthrough a …
68relative analgesia — a sedation technique, used particularly in dentistry, in which a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen is given. The patient remains conscious throughout; the technique is used to supplement local anaesthesia for nervous patients …
69patient-controlled analgesia — /ˌpeɪʃənt kəntroʊld ænəlˈdʒiziə/ (say .payshuhnt kuhntrohld anuhl jeezear) noun a system whereby a patient on an intravenous drip can administer their own painkilling medication by means of a machine which also monitors and limits the amount… …
70patient-controlled analgesia — PCA. A method of pain relief in which the patient controls the amount of pain medicine that is used. When pain relief is needed, the person can receive a preset dose of pain medicine by pressing a button on a computerized pump that is connected… …