Bolus Lockout interval (min) Continuous rate
Morphine (1 mg/mL) 0.5-2.5 mg 5-10 0.01-0.03 mg/kg/h
Fentanyl (10 µg/mL) 10-20 µg 4-10 0.5-1 µg/kg/h
Alfentanyl (0.1 mg/mL) 0.1-0.2 mg 5-8 -
Sufentanyl (0.002 mg/mL) 2-5 µg 5-10 0-8 µg/kg/h
Meperidine (10 mg/mL) 5-25 mg 5-10 10 mg/h
Tramadol (10 mg/mL) 10-20 mg 5-10 10-20 mg/h
All doses are for adult patients
Table 1: Opiods and recommended programs used in intravenous PCA