Chapter 3—BD Alaris™ Pump Module Model 8100, Alaris™ Pump Module Model 8100, and Alaris™
Syringe Module Model 8110
122 BD Alaris
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System with Guardrails
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Suite MX User Manual
The following procedures are to be used only when the drug to be infused is listed in the drug library. To
access the drug library, a hospital-defined best-practice data set must be transferred using the Guardrails
editor software and the profiles feature must be enabled.
NOTE:
There is a potential for a discrepancy in
precision between the numeric values displayed on the system
(PCU, pump module and syringe module) and in the electronic medical record (EMR)/hospital information
system (HIS) due to different rounding rules. The device accepts a limited set of precision values for
manual input and display, however, all program values are calculated and reported to 4 decimal places of
precision.
NOTE:
There is a potential that the concentration displayed on the PCU will use different units of measure than the
concentration displayed in the EMR/HIS. The system PCU displays the concentration (drug amount per
1 mL) using the dosing units assigned to tha
t Guardrails drug entry. (Note: The system allows Continuous
Infusions to be dosed in different units than the units used in the Drug Amount.) However, the system
sends the concentration to the EMR/HIS using the units of the Drug Amount.
It is important to note tha
t the concentration displayed on the PCU should be equivalent to the
concentration displayed in the EMR/HIS even if different units of measure are used.
The following example is for a continuous drug that has a Drug Amount in grams, but is dosed in mg:
NOTE:
It is possible to program an infusion with a rate that is display
ed with
two decimal places (one-hundredth of
a mL per hour) on the PCU for the pump module. However, due to space limitations on the pump module
rate display, the rate is displayed to the nearest one-tenth of a mL per hour on the pump module. T
his
value is only used for display purposes and the pump module is actually infusing at the m
ore precise
rate noted on the PCU.
NOTE:
If the infusion order does not specify whether the infusion is to b
e pre-populated as a primary or secondary
infusion, the system will determine whether to pre-populate the infusion as primary or secondary based on
the state of the intended module and on the Guardrails drug library configuration. For example: The
infusion order will be pre-populated as a primary infusion on an idle pump module if the configuration of the
drug/fluid entry in the active Guardrails profile supports it. The infusion order will be pre-populated as a
secondary infusion on a pump module that is programmed for or infusing a primary fluid if the
configurations of both the primary and secondary entries in the active Guardrails profile support it.
NOTE:
All fields that are editable with manual pr
ogramming are editable when pre-populated with interoperability.
Displayed on PCU Infusion information sent
to EMR/HIS
Drug
Amount: 1 gram
Diluent Volume: 100 mL
[Conc]: 10 mg/mL
Drug Amount: 1 gram
Diluent Volume: 100 mL
[Conc]: 0.01 gram/mL
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