• Alert sticker placed on both sides of all bags of epidural infusions at the time of dispensing and on epidural lines • Special monitoring - flow sheet, EMR documentation, order sets • Guidelines for timing of anticoagulation
Per policy, these medications require cardiac and/or special monitoring. (KEY: "Y" = may be given as described on chart. "N" = may NOT be given except in Rapid Response/Code Blue situations or as otherwise described in Exceptions section of Policy.
generic (Brand) / Notes
bupivacaine (Marcaine) Epidural Key: management only
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
fentaNYL (Sublimaze) Epidural Key: management only
• Special monitoring - flow sheet, EMR documentation, order sets
• Guidelines for timing of anticoagulation
(KEY: "Y" = may be given as described on chart. "N" = may NOT be given except in Rapid Response/Code Blue situations or as otherwise described in Exceptions section of Policy.
Epidural Key: management only
Epidural Key: management only