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, ...
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety conducted a national survey on patient-controlled analgesia hospital practices. Here are six key findings from their survey. 1. Sixty-five percent ...
Parents highlight dangers of PCA pumps to honor lost daughter. July 18, 2012— -- When Amanda Abbiehl's parents kissed her goodnight on July 16, 2010, they never imagined it would be for the last ...
Remember that video we shared a few days ago of BlackBerry security experts showing how easy it was to hack a smart infusion pump? Two things about that: We were right that it was a LifeCare PCA pump ...
Lancaster (Pa.) General Health integrated its Epic EHR system with its patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Hospira’s LifeCare PCA 7.0 infusion system and Epic Systems powered the integration. PCA ...
During the projection period, it is anticipated that the global patient-controlled analgesia pumps market would expand at a CAGR of 5%. By 2033, the global market is projected to be worth US$ 729.1 ...
One patient died and another recovered after two nurses accidentally misprogrammed Deltec CADD-Prizm PCS Pain Control System pumps (model 6101) used for patient ...