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lastomeric pain pumps work just fine. But why settle for send-
ing patients home with a bag full of local anesthetic that you
hope delivers the right amount of numbing relief when you can
program a "smart" ambulatory infusion pump to deliver the
exact right dose at the exact right time and collect patient-use
data that measures an anesthesia provider's ability to deliver effective pain
management?
"That information lets anesthesia groups quantify their value when negotiating
contracts with the facilities where they provide services," says Nabil
A Smarter Approach to
Post-op Pain Management
The newest infusion pumps offer high-tech solutions to surgery's
age-old problem.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
• GET WITH THE PROGRAM Computerized pumps let providers deliver specific amounts of local anesthetic to the surgical site.
Bethany
Fink,
RN
