Patient-controlled analgesia and length of hospital stay in orthognathic surgery: A randomized control trial

The objective of this prospective randomized controlled pilot study for patients undergoing orthognathic surgery was to compare the hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients using intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to those patients on scheduled and as needed (pro re nata; prn) oral analgesia.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research