Right medication, right dose, right patient, right time, and right route: how do we select the right patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device?

Salima S J Ladak; Vincent W S Chan; Tony Easty; Anjum Chagpar

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Right medication, right dose, right patient, right time, and right route: how do we select the right patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device?

December 12, 2007

Ladak SSJ, Chan VWS, Easty T, et al. Pain Manag Nurs. 2007;8(4):140-5.

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Reports of problems related to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps are common. This article details one teaching hospital's interdisciplinary approach to selecting a PCA device to ensure patient safety.

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