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Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps: The Basics
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pumps were developed to address the problem of undermedication. They are used to permit the patient to...
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3 Risks with Managing Pain with Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps
According to reports made to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2005 and 2009, more than 56,000 adverse events and 700 patient deaths were linked to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). One...
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Sources of Dangers with Patient Controlled Analgesia Pumps (Part 1)
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com and president of Med League at http://www.medleague.com. She reviewed medical surgical nursing liability cases for 20 years. Both physicians and...
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Patient Controlled Analgesia Pumps: 5 Sources of Dangers – Part 2
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com and president of Med League at http://www.medleague.com. She reviewed medical surgical nursing liability cases for 20 years. 1. Misprogramming...
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10 Reminders to Ensure Safer Use of Patient-Controlled Analgesia
PCA-related device events are three times as likely to result in injury or death. As Tim Ritter (Senior Patient Safety Analyst, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority) reminds us, “Over the six-year...
View ArticlePatient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps: The Basics
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pumps were developed to address the problem of undermedication. They are used to permit the patient to...
View Article3 Risks with Managing Pain with Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps
According to reports made to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2005 and 2009, more than 56,000 adverse events and 700 patient deaths were linked to infusion pumps. One out of 378...
View ArticleSources of Dangers with Patient Controlled Analgesia Pumps (Part 1)
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com and president of Med League at http://www.medleague.com. She reviewed medical surgical nursing liability cases for 20 years. Both physicians and...
View ArticlePatient Controlled Analgesia Pumps: 5 Sources of Dangers – Part 2
by Pat Iyer, president of www.avoidmedicalerrors.com and president of Med League at http://www.medleague.com. She reviewed medical surgical nursing liability cases for 20 years. 1. Misprogramming the...
View Article10 Reminders to Ensure Safer Use of Patient-Controlled Analgesia
PCA-related device events are three times as likely to result in injury or death. As Tim Ritter (Senior Patient Safety Analyst, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority) reminds us, “Over the six-year...
View ArticleAspiration and Risks of Anesthesia
By Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC (Pat is a legal nurse consultant who provides education to healthcare providers about patient safety. She can be reached at patriciaiyer@gmail.com) I woke up from a routine...
View ArticlePreventing Blood Clots in Pregnancy: A Podcast with Maternal/Perinatal...
“Preventing Blood Clots in Pregnancy” – a podcast on the heightened risk of blood clots in pregnant women, the use of simple devices like sequential compression devices to help prevent blood clots, and...
View ArticleDeath of 18-Year Old Amanda Abbiehl and Opioid-Induced Respiratory...
In honor of July 17, the day that 18-year old Amanda Abbiehl died five years ago after being connected to a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety...
View ArticleKeeping Pregnant Mothers Safe from Blood Clots: Managing the Health Care Risk...
Preventing blood clots in pregnant mothers poses significant health care challenges. The risk of blood clots in pregnant mothers is almost ten times more likely than a non-pregnant woman. These patient...
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