Becker's ASC

Safety Guidelines Released for Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pumps

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety gave safety recommendations for patient-controlled analgesia pumps to manage pain, according to The Sacramento Bee. PCA pumps are used for patients ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Patient Safety Alliances Urges Hospitals to Address PCA Pump Safety

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 ...
Medscape

Patient Safety Issues With Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Use sedating medications, such as hypnotics or sedatives. Patients in these categories may require another form of pain management or careful monitoring for respiratory effects. All PCA pumps should ...
Becker's ASC

4 Flawed Monitoring Practices That Impact Outcomes for Patients Using PCA Pumps

Four health experts recently discussed The Joint Commission’s sentinel event alert on safe use of opioids. The experts included Frank Overdyk, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Hofstra North ...
Medscape

Adverse Events Involving Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pumps Require Safety Guidelines

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety gave safety recommendations for patient-controlled analgesia pumps to manage pain, according to The Sacramento Bee. PCA pumps are used for patients ...