Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparing three patient-controlled analgesia methods.
Among 301 patients randomly assigned to use one of three methods for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), no statistically significant differences were found for self-reported pain or acceptability of PCA method. Methods yielded differences in on-demand bolus analgesia use and number of symptoms.
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Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is an uncommon, but usually fatal disease. The long interval between onset of symptoms and time of diagnosis accounts for the advanced manifestations of PPH at the time of diagnosis. The ability of the advance practice nurse to recognize this disease in its early stages can lead to improved quality of life and survival.