
Ipump Pain Management System Operator’s Manual
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! WARNING !
Do not use in the presence of flammable anesthetics.
! WARNING !
Epidural administration of drugs other than those indicated for epidural use could result in
serious injury to the patient.
Q
Epidural administration of anesthetics is limited to short-term infusion (not to exceed
96 hours) with indwelling catheters specifically indicated for short-term anesthetic epidural
drug delivery.
Q
Epidural administration of analgesics is limited to use with indwelling catheters specifically
indicated for analgesic epidural delivery.
Q
To prevent the infusion of drugs not indicated for epidural use, do not use IV
administration
sets incorporating injection sites during epidural delivery.
Q
It is strongly recommended that the pumps programmed for epidural drug delivery be clearly
differentiated from those programmed for other routes of administration.
! WARNING !
Hospital protocol for the management of high alert medications must be followed with this device.
! WARNING !
To help prevent medication errors, Baxter recommends that both the clinician programming the
pump and another clinician check the accuracy of prescription and programming information
before the infusion is started.
! WARNING !
Hospital and nursing protocols for the prescription and delivery of narcotic analgesic drugs,
including the education, monitoring, and care of patients receiving such drugs, must be followed
when dispensing narcotic analgesic drugs to patients using this device.
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