Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia

Preferred Label : Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia;

NCIt synonyms : Epidural Patient-Controlled Analgesia; PCEA;

NCIt definition : A method of analgesia that uses an epidural catheter and a pump to allow the patient to administer predetermined doses of analgesic into the epidural space as needed to maintain adequate pain control.;

Details

Origin ID

C123385;

UMLS CUI

C1301707;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Patient controlled epidural analgesia (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Patient controlled epidural analgesia (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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