As noted above, and in other reports in our newsletters, PCA errors can be deadly. Thus, special precautions are needed when administering narcotics to patients using this method of delivery, ...
Bryanne Patail, biomedical engineer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Patient Safety, discusses patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps and what the Veterans Health ...
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety is urging healthcare providers to boost electronic monitoring, including the use of both capnography and pulse oximetry, of all patients using ...
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A free checklist to prevent patient harm from errors related to patient-controlled analgesia pumps is available from the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety. The PCA Safety Checklist ...
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(14):1492-1499. Although operator errors were less frequent than device malfunctions, these events were associated with the most severe consequences, including six ...
DUBLIN, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Patient-Controlled Analgesic Pumps Market By Type, By Application, By End-use, By Regional Outlook, Industry Analysis Report and Forecast, 2021 - 2027" ...
Patient Controlled Analgesic Pump Market, By Product Type (Electronic PCA Pumps, Mechanical PCA Pumps, and Disposable PCA Pumps), By Application (Postoperative Pain Management, Labor Pain Management, ...
Use of a transdermal patch to deliver pain medication was found to be equivalent to medication delivered by an intravenous pump for controlling pain following surgery, according to a study in the ...
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