The physician had ordered fentanyl PCA "per protocol" with 10 mcg demand doses. But again, with a 50 mcg/mL concentration actually in the cassette, the pump was erroneously set at 1 mcg/mL.

The elements of nurses using double-checks for setting up PCA pumps and with dosing changes, witnessing waste of medication, and maintaining patent intravenous lines for PCA use should all be ...

Insulin pumps and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps are increasingly used by children and adolescents. Although these devices offer effective control of blood glucose level and pain ...