Infograph Shows Patient Safety Concerns, Benefits of Continuous Electronic Monitoring of Patients Receiving Opioids

Dear Master, The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety today released an infograph on the first national survey of United States hospitals on the administration of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).   According to reports made to the Food and Drug Administration between 2005 and 2009, more than 56,000 adverse events and 700 patient deaths were linked to PCA pumps. One out of 378 post-surgical patients were harmed or died from errors related to the patient-controlled pumps that help relieve pain after surgical procedures, such as knee or abdominal surgery.   Inconsistency in safety practices most likely accounts for a large proportion of adverse events and deaths associated with PCA use.   The survey also demonstrates the benefits for continuous electronic monitoring of patients with pulse oximetry for oxygenation and capnography for adequacy of ventilation.   Please consider carrying this press release or writing a story about this significant critical patient safety issue. Best regards, Michael Michael Wong, JD Founder/Executive Director Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety Save Lives – Use Our PCA Safety Checklist email: mwong@ppahs.org website: www.ppahs.org linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/physician-patient-alliance-for-health-&-safety/ facebook: www.facebook.com/ppahs twitter: twitter.com/mikeppahs cell: 847-770-5582

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