American Society of Pain Management Nurses
North Texas
Chapter
Volume 1, Number 2
October 2002
http://www.oocities.org/aspmn_ntx
North Texas
Chapter
Volume 1, Number 2
October 2002
http://www.oocities.org/aspmn_ntx
Recap of July 25, 2002
Meeting
Our thanks to Stryker for
providing a very interesting program.
The Stryker Pain Pump provides a continuous infusion of local anesthetic
(such as Bupivicaine or Marcaine), by placing a small catheter at the operative
site. It may be in use for 2 to 3 days,
but is sometimes used up to 10 days. It
initially was used for orthopedic surgery (shoulders and knees), but surgeons
are now finding more uses for the pain pump, for such surgeries as Ankle
fusions and bunion surgery. The
settings are locked and can not be adjusted, once started. There are several different sizes of pumps,
depending on quantity of anesthetic to be provided. Stryker has a reimbursement service to help facilities with
reimbursement issues.
Advantages of using the Stryker Pain Pump would be decreased need for
narcotic pain medication, resulting in decreased side effects (i.e.
constipation) and decreased length of hospital stay.
Stryker?s web site, for more information, is http://www.inst.strykercorp.com/
products/painpump/patients.htm
Next meeting
Wednesday October 23 @ Mattitos
Patti Parker, MSN, RN, CS, ANP, GNP will be speaking
on Cox-2 inhibitors. Our
thanks to Pfizer and Tammy Aquilla-Wooten for sponsoring
our meeting. Come and bring a friend!
Membership
Membership applications (for local and national) will
be available. You must be a national
member to be a local member. Visit www.aspmn.org
to see the National web site.
President Judy
Cash
Vice President Suzette
Thomason
Secretary Sharon
Lauterbach
Treasurer Kay
Medlin
alliedanesthesia@sbcglobal.net
Membership Jo
Howard
Newsletter/Website Judy
Goldthorp