1 MCQs in Anesthesia for NEET PG
A 58-year-old man with a history of opioid use disorder (currently on buprenorphine 8 mg daily) undergoes elective open cholecystectomy. Postoperatively, he experiences moderate-to-severe pain. The surgical team plans to initiate patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine. Which of the following modifications to standard PCA parameters is most critical to prevent inadequate analgesia in this patient?
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