Adding water to the tank can be a bit of a fuss because of the lock pump, which has to be attached to the tank when put back in. We found it easier to fill the tank with water while it was still ...

The settings on the PCA pump were for a dose of 1 mg, 6-minute lockout, 10-mg/hour maximum dose, without any continuous dose. PCA was discontinued the morning after UAE, shortly before discharge ...

(Patient-Controlled Analgesia) When the infusion rate is lower than 10 ml/h, P.C.A. Function can be enabled. Each P.C.A. is 1/4 of current hourly volume, with 30 min locking interval.

The key to avoiding PCA-by-proxy adverse events is not only the delivery of the correct prescription by a correctly programmed pump with appropriate lock out, but also education to both patients ...