Overdose of opioid from patient-controlled analgesia pumps.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two incidence have occurred in our hospital when a patient-controlled analgesia pump has accidentally delivered the whole contents of the syringe of diamorphine (60 mg) over a period of approximately 1 h. Electrical corruption of the pumps' program has been identified as the probable cause. All pumps of this type have been modified to prevent such occurrences.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
- Heroin