Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring IBP
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WARNING
6 Mechanical shock to the invasive blood pressure transducer may cause severe shifts
in zero and calibration, and then cause erroneous readings.
7 The longest duration of IBP arterial catheterization is 7 days.
NOTE:
1 Use only the pressure transducer listed in the IBP Accessories.
2 If measuring intracranial pressure (ICP) on a sitting patient, adjust the transducer on
the same level with the top of the patient’s ear. Incorrect leveling may lead incorrect
values.
3 Confirm you set correct alarm limit for labels, the alarm limit you set are stored for its
label only. Changing label may change the alarm limit.
4 Don’t perform IBP calibration when a patient is being monitored.
5 When using high frequency ventilation, make sure that the ventilator catheter is not
connected to or indirectly connected to the arterial catheter at zero pressure. This can
lead to less pressure variations, thus interfere the zeroing process.
14.3 Monitoring Procedures
Preparatory steps for IBP measurement:
1. Plug the pressure cable into the IBP socket on XM module or V-IBP module and switch on
the monitor.
2. Prepare the flush solution.
3. Flush through the system, exhaust all air from the tube, ensure that the transducer and
stopcocks are free of air bubbles.
4. Connect the patient catheter to the pressure line, making sure that there is no air present in
the catheter or pressure line.
5. Position the transducer so that it is at the same level with the patient’s heart, approximately
mid-axillary line.
6. For the label name selection, please refer to Selecting a Pressure for Monitoring.
7. To zero the transducer, please refer to Zeroing the Pressure Transducer.
WARNING
If there are air bubbles in the tube system, you should flush the system with the solution
again. The bubbles may cause erroneous pressure readings.
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