<p>Effect of Fentanyl-Based Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with and without Basal Infusion on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Opioid-Related Side Effects: A Retrospective Cohort Study</p>

Abstract

Basal infusion of fentanyl-based IV-PCA was significantly associated with an increase in fentanyl consumption and the occurrence of opioid-related side effects in postsurgical patients.