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Patient Safety Issues With Patient-Controlled Analgesia

With today's current focus on patient safety and medication administration, the ISMP and JCAHO have identified several consistently problematic areas for PCA use: PCA has been used successfully with ...
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 ...
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Patient Safety Issues With Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Mabel Jones is a new postoperative patient admitted to the surgical unit after her abdominal hysterectomy. She has been given patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with the opioid hydromorphone (Dilaudid ...