Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

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Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

September 10, 2008

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 28, 2008;13:1-3.

This article describes dosing errors associated with improper concentration programming of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps and provides recommendations for preventing future errors.

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