Dräger Infinity Gamma Series

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Sidestream Monitoring
(Adult and Pediatric Modes Only)
Sidestream monitoring is appropriate for non-intubated patients
or for intubated patients who are breathing spontaneously. A
pump in the etCO
2
pod draws air through the Capnostat, which
samples the patient’s inspired and expired air as it passes a nasal
sampling cannula. The figure below illustrates a sidestream mon-
itoring setup.
NOTE: Sidestream monitoring is disabled in neonatal monitoring
mode.
STEPS: Sidestream Monitoring Setup
1. Select a sidestream airway adapter. Make sure the windows
are clean and dry. Clean or replace the adapter if necessary.
2. Use the sidestream sampling tubing to connect the airway
adapter to the bacteria filter. The filter can be locked in place
with the luer lock connection to the tubing. This connects to
the input connector on the face of the etCO
2
pod.
3. Dräger recommends you connect a NAFION
®
dehumidifica-
tion tubing set.
4. Connect a nasal sampling cannula to the dehumidification
tubing set, if one is used; otherwise, connect the cannula
directly to the sidestream airway adapter.