A Retrospective Analysis of Length of Stay in Postoperative Fracture Repair Patients Receiving Patient-Controlled Analgesia Versus Nurse-Administered Analgesia
This retrospective analysis suggests that the use of PCA in conjunction with NAA is associated with increased LOS and higher postoperative pain scores when compared to NAA alone in patients undergoing surgical repair of limb fractures.
Authors
- Hardeep Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-7848)
- Joel W. Slaton
- Shihua Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-144X)
- Joshua Nougaisse
- Devaki Kalvapudi
Institutions
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5812/aapm-162394
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00