Infusion Therapy (IV) Complications
IV Therapy, Infusion Therapy, infiltration, extravasation Do you have a case involving a patient who developed a serious wound, loss of function, ...
Clinical Alarms: The Risk of Ignoring Them
The Problem with Clinical Alarms Paying attention to a clinical alarm is crucial. What happens when a ventilator, IV pump, and feeding pump are ...
Smart Infusion Pumps: An Answer to Medication Errors?
Patient Safety is Threatened by Medication Errors Infusion pumps can be an important tool in decreasing medication errors. Medication errors pose a ...
Patient Controlled Analgesia Pumps: 5 Sources of Dangers – Part 2
See the previous blog post for 4 sources of danger associated with PCA pumps. 1. Misprogramming the pump: Many errors can happen when the ...
