• Acute care · Jan 1988

    Patient-controlled analgesia using butorphanol for postoperative pain relief: an open-label study.

    • D P Wermeling, T S Foster, E A Farrington, W O Witt, H H Gallion, E Donaldson, J R van Nagell, W R Outman, and D P McPherson.
    • Drug Product Evaluation Unit, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
    • Acute Care. 1988 Jan 1; 12 Suppl 1: 31-9.

    AbstractPatient-controlled analgesia (PCA) has been studied extensively for the treatment of postoperative pain using narcotic analgesics. Butorphanol, a nonnarcotic injectable analgesic, has not previously been investigated using this drug delivery mechanism. Twenty-five patients undergoing general abdominal surgery and general anesthesia used a PCA device with butorphanol as the analgesic agent. Most patients (84%) were able to obtain excellent postoperative pain relief. The role of butorphanol in the management of postoperative pain should be expanded to include patient-controlled drug delivery.

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