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Archive > May, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 5

Thinking of Buying...Ambulatory Pain Pumps

Choose for durability, portability and ease of use.

Janice Izlar, CRNA, DNAP

Perineural local anesthesia infusion pumps — also known as "pain pumps" — offer benefits to both ambulatory surgical facilities and to patients undergoing certain ambulatory procedures. Not only do they speed the patients through recovery with less need for post-op interventions, providing case and cost efficiency, but also they comfortably manage a patient's post-op pain even after he has returned home. Each model of pain pump tends to be comparable in its operation and ease of use, but there are a few factors you'll want to keep in mind when you and your surgical team are choosing which one you'll use. Here's a review of the details.

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