Hospira Lifecare PCA


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Hospira Lifecare PCA

Hospira Lifecare PCA - Soma Technology, Inc.
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Hospira Lifecare PCA Features

Designed specifically to help prevent medication errors that commonly arise in patient-controlled analgesia, the LifeCare PCA pump features an integrated bar code reader and other features to enhance safe delivery. In conjunction with Hospira MedNet software, this next-generation LifeCare PCA system offers an unmatched combination of features for patient-controlled analgesia therapy.

  • Hospira MedNet Software with customizable drug libraries
  • Integral bar code reader for medication identification of prefilled and custom-filled vials with pharmacy-generated bar codes
  • Multiple medication rule sets for as many as 18 clinical care areas
  • Bar-coded, prefilled medication vials
  • Stored protocols for quick, accurate programming of standing orders
  • Easy-to-use design based on human factors research

Hospira Lifecare PCA Specifications

Promote Safe Delivery

  • Integrated bar code reader confirms drug and concentration
  • Pre-filled, bar-coded medication vials with colored labels or custom-filled vials with pharmacy-generated bar codes
  • Confirmation screens to add an extra level of safety

Enhance Workflow Efficiency

  • Robust wireless capabilities enable remote drug library updates
  • Easy-to-read key pad
  • Dedicated device and unique design – the LifeCare PCA is intentionally designed to stand out from general infusion devices to help reduce the risk of user confusion and line mix-ups

Secure Delivery

  • Key driven locking system adds security on several levels
  • Pole clamp locks to IV pole
  • Medication door lock
  • Programming lock-out

Easy Upgrade to Include Hospira MedNet™ Safety Software

  • Mandatory drug library compliance with the addition of Hospira MedNet safety software
  • Customized drug libraries for up to 18 clinical care areas
  • Up to 25 medications per clinical care area
  • Hard and soft limits for each medication
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General Information About IV Therapy

IV Therapy

  • IV therapy is used to deliver by infusion, fluids, medication, or nutrients to patients.
  • There are two main types of administration of infusion, volumetric and syringe/PCA.

IV Therapy-Volumetric

  • These pumps are used when the accuracy of fluid volume to be infused is critical such as in the case of medications used for infusion of drugs for circulatory support.
  • Volumetric pumps deliver a given volume of fluid per unit time measured in mL/hour.
  • Volumetric pumps can be single or multi channel. Both types allow for the administration of more than one fluid at a time. Single channel employs a piggyback method while multi-channel uses separate tubing set up for the administration of multiple medications or fluids

    • IV Therapy-Syringe

  • Syringe pumps are used to administer small volumes of fluids or medications. (1 mL to 60 mL syringe)
  • Syringe pumps are an effective way to deliver medication with precision while reducing the chance of human error if the medication were to be administered by a member of the medical staff* (of course human error can occur when inputting data or choosing dose rate over time)
  • Like volumetric pumps, syringe pumps can be programmed to deliver the medication over a predetermined time