General Information
BD Alaris
TM
System with Guardrails
TM
Suite MX User Manual 177
IV Fluid Library
An optional library consisting of IV Fluids (for example, TPN) and limits around rate of
delivery (mL/h).
Limit
A programming limit or best-practice guideline determined by hospital/health system and
entered into system’s data set. Supports concentration limits for all infusions that utilize
concentration. Profile-specific limits can be defined for flow rate, patient weight, body
surface area
(
BSA
), maximum and minimum continuous dose, or total dose and duration for
each drug in a drug library. Dose and duration limits can be defined by hospital/health system
as a hard and/or soft limits.
A hard limit is a programmed limit that cannot be overridden, except in an
esthesia mode.
A soft limit is a programmed limit t
hat can be overridden.
No Guardrails -
Basic Infusion
No Guardrails - Basic Infusion is a mode in which there are no Guardrails suite MX safety
software protection limits. No Guardrails - Basic Infusion is typically used for medications
and fluids not found in the drug library, investigational medications, and in emergency
situations. No Guardrails - Basic Infusion may include primary, secondary, or drug
calculation infusions.
No Guardrails -
Basic Infusion
Clinical Advisory
When enabled, reinforces the hospital/facility “best-practice” guidelines regarding the
utilization of Guardrails by providing a Clinical Advisory notifying the clinician that there are
No Guardrails protections for the selection made. This Clinical Advisory can be customized
by the facility/hospital within the Guardrails Editor and will appear in all profiles, where
enabled.
Rapid Bolus
Fastest rate at which bolus dose should be delivered, as defined by facility’s clinical best-
practice guidelines.
Restore
To simplify programming, can be used to recall previous rate and volume settings for same
patient. This option is only available if patient is not new and system is powered up within 8
hours of last usage.
Therapies
An optional hospital-defined therapy or clinical indication for delivery of that infusion.
Different Limits can be defined for same medication with different therapeutic indications.
Total Dose Limits
Hospital-established Limits around total dose of infusion.
Volume/Duration
Allows a volume-to-be-infused (VTBI) and duration (infusion time) to be programmed. Flow
rate is automatically calculated.
Feature Definition—Pump and Syringe Modules
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