The Medfusion 2010 syringe pump is a syringe driver used in the clinical setting to deliver minute volumes of injected fluids into patients. It has fifteen modes of delivery, divided into four basic categories. These are body weight per unit time, body mass per unit time, volume of drug per unit time and dose volume over total delivery time. The device can store up to 64 pre-programmed settings.
While there are many clinical areas in which a syringe driver may be used, one indication is in patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Here, the patient is allowed to manage their own pain relief. Among other benefits, it leaves medical and nursing staff free to perform other patient care responsibilities. Because it is pre-programmed, the risk of an overdose is virtually eliminated.
Indications for the use of intravenous PCA are burns, post-surgical pain management, trauma and sickle cell crisis. Among the advantages of PCA are empowering patients to have an element of control over their pain. This eliminates anxiety, a major contributor to pain. It is effective immediately and the patient does not have to wait for a member of medical staff to become available.
PCA is good for incident pain, for example, during physiotherapy or dressing changes. The treatment regimen can be tailored to the needs of the individual patient. It improves the quality of care and the patient's perception of the hospital admission experience.
PCA is not suitable for all clinical instances. Children under five years old should always have pain relief administered by a doctor or a nurse. It is not suitable for critically ill patients or those with learning disabilities, limited dexterity or those who are in a confused state.
The Medfusion 2010 syringe pump is the perfect device for administering patient-controlled analgesia. The advantages include reducing the time the patient occupies a bed; this reaps obvious economical benefits. The patient is in control of their own pain relief, feels better and recovers faster.
While there are many clinical areas in which a syringe driver may be used, one indication is in patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Here, the patient is allowed to manage their own pain relief. Among other benefits, it leaves medical and nursing staff free to perform other patient care responsibilities. Because it is pre-programmed, the risk of an overdose is virtually eliminated.
Indications for the use of intravenous PCA are burns, post-surgical pain management, trauma and sickle cell crisis. Among the advantages of PCA are empowering patients to have an element of control over their pain. This eliminates anxiety, a major contributor to pain. It is effective immediately and the patient does not have to wait for a member of medical staff to become available.
PCA is good for incident pain, for example, during physiotherapy or dressing changes. The treatment regimen can be tailored to the needs of the individual patient. It improves the quality of care and the patient's perception of the hospital admission experience.
PCA is not suitable for all clinical instances. Children under five years old should always have pain relief administered by a doctor or a nurse. It is not suitable for critically ill patients or those with learning disabilities, limited dexterity or those who are in a confused state.
The Medfusion 2010 syringe pump is the perfect device for administering patient-controlled analgesia. The advantages include reducing the time the patient occupies a bed; this reaps obvious economical benefits. The patient is in control of their own pain relief, feels better and recovers faster.
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