One patient died and another recovered after two nurses accidentally misprogrammed Deltec CADD-Prizm PCS Pain Control System pumps used for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).

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 ...

WESTMINSTER – Specially qualifying patients at Carroll County General Hospital will be able to control the amount of their pain medication themselves using a new Patient Controlled Analgesia … ...

In looking at infusion pumps, we found that more the 13 percent (129 in all) involved two types of infusion pumps. Of these 129 events, 60 related to general-purpose pumps and 69 to PCA pumps. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Becker's Healthcare: Hospital ...

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 ...