Health devices
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Patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) infusion devices allow patients to self-administer narcotic analgesics within the limits prescribed by the physician. They deliver solutions intravenously, subcutaneously, or epidurally and allow patient activation by means of a pendant button on a cord connected to the pump or a button directly on the pump. ⋯ In this Update Evaluation, we present our findings on an additional pump, the Deltec CADD-Prizm PCS II. Like most of the previously evaluated pumps, this pump does not stand out as ideal but nonetheless meets most of our criteria and is rated Acceptable.