{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["2017"],"submitter":["Wirz S"],"funding":["DosentRx™ Ltd."],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Acute postoperative pain delays recovery and increases morbidity and mortality. Traditional administration of postoperative analgesics by nurses is often inefficient. The present study evaluated the safety, efficacy, and usability of a novel, patient-controlled analgesic dispenser, the PCoA Acute.<h4>Methods</h4>A controlled pilot study was conducted at three medical centers. Patients scheduled for elective surgery were enrolled into two groups, both taking oral analgesics: a control group (<i>n</i> = 43), opioids dispensed by nurses, and a test group (<i>n</i> = 27), opioids dispensed via the PCoA Acute. Pill intake data were recorded. Pain ratings at rest and during movement were surveyed.<h4>Results</h4>No severe adverse events were recorded. Average pill intake time "],"journal":["Pain research & management"],"pagination":["7962135"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5637857"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Technology for Oral Patient-Controlled Analgesia, the <i>PCoA® Acute</i> Device, for Hospitalized Patients with Postoperative Pain, in Pilot Feasibility Study."],"pmcid":["PMC5637857"],"pubmed_authors":["Hoffmann E","Schimo K","Shtrichman R","Conrad S","Wirz S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Technology for Oral Patient-Controlled Analgesia, the <i>PCoA® Acute</i> Device, for Hospitalized Patients with Postoperative Pain, in Pilot Feasibility Study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Acute postoperative pain delays recovery and increases morbidity and mortality. Traditional administration of postoperative analgesics by nurses is often inefficient. The present study evaluated the safety, efficacy, and usability of a novel, patient-controlled analgesic dispenser, the PCoA Acute.<h4>Methods</h4>A controlled pilot study was conducted at three medical centers. Patients scheduled for elective surgery were enrolled into two groups, both taking oral analgesics: a control group (<i>n</i> = 43), opioids dispensed by nurses, and a test group (<i>n</i> = 27), opioids dispensed via the PCoA Acute. Pill intake data were recorded. Pain ratings at rest and during movement were surveyed.<h4>Results</h4>No severe adverse events were recorded. Average pill intake time ","dates":{"release":"2017-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2017","modification":"2025-04-22T09:05:23.556Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:58:45Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5637857","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29093632"],"doi":["10.1155/2017/7962135"]}}