Patient-controlled analgesia using a miniature electrochemically driven infusion pump.
We describe a miniature electrochemically driven, wrist-worn infusion pump. Generation of gas by an electrolytic reaction compresses a reservoir containing medication and provides a predictable and controllable infusion rate. The pump was used for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in women who required analgesia after Caesarean section. It was accepted readily and was convenient for both patients and nursing staff. This portable system, using a novel motive force, has advantages of convenience over larger systems and has sophisticated features not present in existing small systems. It has potential as a routine PCA device and it may have uses in other situations requiring convenient infusion or intermittent injection in an ambulatory setting.
O'Keefe
D
D
National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
O'Herlihy
C
C
Gross
Y
Y
Kelly
J G
JG
D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000295:instrumentation; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps / Q000592:standards; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D009020:Morphine