Dräger Perseus A500 - Checking the Patient Data; Setting and Starting the Therapy

Operation
88 Instructions for use Perseus A500 SW 2.0n
Continuing a case
Select to start the therapy with the settings of the
last case:
 Touch the Continue case button (B).
The ventilation parameters and alarm limits are
adopted from the preceding case.
After turning on the device, no previous case is
available. Perseus then starts with the configured
start settings.
Checking the patient data
 Adjust patient data (A) if necessary.
When these data are adjusted, appropriate therapy
settings are suggested e.g., for tidal volume,
respiratory rate, alarm limits. For more information,
see page 269.
Setting and starting the therapy
1 Select a ventilation mode (A) as needed.
The following ventilation modes are available:
– Man / Spon
– PSV (optional)
– PC
– APRV (optional)
– VC - AF
– VC
The following operation modes are also available:
– Ext. FGO (optional)
– Pause
For additional information about the ventilation
modes, see page 258.
2 Set the fresh-gas delivery.
Perseus is equipped with a minimum O
2 delivery
that ensures that a minimum quantity of oxygen is
delivered, see page 268.
Electronically controlled gas mixer:
 Select the carrier gas (B).
Set the O2 concentration (D) and fresh-gas
flow (C).
To prevent the soda lime from drying out at an
increased rate, the electronically controlled gas
mixer limits the setting range for the fresh-gas
flow FG flow. This restriction depends on the
set tidal volume VT and the set respiratory rate
RR.
WARNING
Risk due to incorrect settings
Different standard alarm limits or therapy
settings might be configured for medical
devices within the same area. The user must
observe the following:
– Make sure that the set values are suitable
for the patient.
– Make sure that the alarm system is neither
rendered useless by setting extreme
values for the alarm limits nor deactivated
by switching off the alarms.
– Check the start settings for alarms and
alarm settings each time the ventilation
mode is changed.
– Only switch off alarms if the safety of the
patient is not affected.
CAUTION
Risk due to incorrect setting for patient age
Incorrectly setting the patient age can lead to
inappropriate xMAC values and therefore to an
inappropriate anesthetic gas delivery.
Always set patient age correctly.
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