##  [Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump](/index.php/patient-controlled-analgesia-pump) 

  ##  [Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/patient-controlled-analgesia-pump-0) 

  

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Definition

A programmable infusion device that permits a patient to self‑administer clinician‑preset bolus doses (and optionally a continuous background infusion) of an analgesic through defined dose limits and lockout intervals, designed to align analgesic delivery with the patient’s subjective pain while engineering safeguards to reduce overdose risk.