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Patients also required fewer opioids when initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia in operating room.

The study states that a patient-controlled epidural anaesthesia helps in better pain control in operating room.  | Health

Effective pain management after surgery is a crucial issue in healthcare, and this streamlined approach for initiating epidural infusions in the OR reduces delays in the patient getting pain relief, says expert. 

Starting a patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion while the patient is still in the operating room (OR) -; rather than in the recovery room after the procedure -; may help provide better pain control, suggests research presented at the virtual American Society of Anesthesiologists' Anesthesia Quality and Patient Safety Meeting.

According to research presented at the virtual American Society of Anaesthesiologists Anaesthesia Quality and Patient Safety Meeting, starting a patient-contro