Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring C.O.
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NOTE:
1 To replace the catheter thermistor, please enter the catheter computation coefficient
into the Constant item according to the instruction.
2 Please set injection switch well. The calculation of the cardiac output is based on the
state of the injection switch at the end of the measurement. Therefore, after the
selection of the injection switch is completed, don’t change until the measurement is
completed.
3 Please start C.O. measurement after blood temperature is stable, otherwise the
measurement may fail.
16.3 C.O. Monitoring
Preparing Measurement
1. Plug the C.O. cable into the C.O. socket on V-C.O. module and turn on the monitor.
2. Attach the injectate probe connector and catheter thermistor connector to the appropriate parts
of the cardiac output interface cable.
1: Monitor; 2: Thermodilution Catheter; 3: Cardiac Output Cable; 4: Injectate Sensor Housing; 5:
Injectate; 6: Delivery System; 7: In-line injectate Temperature probe.
C.O. Sensor Connection