Please use the accessories specified herein, and avoid contact with conductive metal parts during
connection and use of accessories.
16.3 C.O. Measurement Limitations
Factors causing measurement error:
Patient movements in the measurement;
Anxious patient;
HR and rhythm changes;
Cardiac disorders (like alular insufficiency);
Inflated balloon in the measurement;
Improper catheter location;
Catheter damage;
Improper injection time;
Inaccurate/improper injection volume.
To ensure accurate C.O. measurement, please:
Keep the injection solution temperature lower than the patient’s blood temperature;
Inject the solution quickly and steadily;
Inject the solution at the end of expiration;
Wait for 1min until the stable baseline of blood temperature resumes before starting the next
measurement.
16.4 C.O. Display
(1) C.O. (2) Unit (3) Measured value
(4) Average time for C.O. calculation (5) C.O. index (6) Alarm limit of blood temperature
(7) Blood temperature
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