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I feel my patients get better pain relief with a PCEA (epidual pain pump) than a PCA, however I feel they are more traumatic to wean from due to more consistent basal rates.
I prefer PCA's because we generally don't use basals on them, and I am not as nervous about an IV site vs and spinal site.
"My foot is numb"
"Ah crap...let me page the on call"
Tait
I see both PCA's with dilaudid/morphine and PCEA's with fentanyl. It seems to me that PCA's are more effective for pain control. What is the deciding factor in whether the pt gets a pcea or pca????? And has anyone else noticed more effective pain relief with pca rather than pcea????
I've noticed that patients get the epidurals more if they have a certain type of surgery but what type of surgery is not ringing a bell right now. I don't know if that helps but maybe it will jog your memory because mine seems to be shot right now, lol.
EJSRN, BSN, RN
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I see both PCA's with dilaudid/morphine and PCEA's with fentanyl. It seems to me that PCA's are more effective for pain control. What is the deciding factor in whether the pt gets a pcea or pca????? And has anyone else noticed more effective pain relief with pca rather than pcea????