GE CARESCAPE ONE - Auto Algorithm; ECG Troubleshooting; About the 12 RL Feature

ECG
aregreatlyreduced.Thealternatepulseratesourcevaluereplacesthestandardheart
ratevalueintheHRparameterwindow.
Autoalgorithm
TheAUTOalgorithmselectstherstavailableheartratesourcebasedona
pre-denedparameterpriority:
1.ECG
2.Primaryarterialsite
3.SpO
2
ECGtroubleshooting
ProblemSolution
ECGsignalisnoisyornoQRSisdetected●Ensurethatthepatientisnotshivering.
●Checktheelectrodequalityandpositioning.Do
notplaceelectrodesonbodyhair,bonescloseto
skin,layersoffatandmajormuscles.Pre-gelled
electrodesarerecommended.
●ChangetheleadinECG1tothebestavailable
signalandconsiderusingtheSingleleadmode.
●ConsiderusingSize2xor4x.
●TryanalternativelocationfortheValeadto
improvesignalquality.Insomecases,likeifthe
patienthasasignicantheartfailure,changingfor
examplefromV5toV1canresultinaconsiderable
differenceinthesignalamplitude.
●Selecttheappropriateltertoapplytothe
displayedwaveformsbyselectingtheHR
parameterwindow>Advanced>Page1>
WaveformFilter.ThisdoesnotaffectQRS
detectionorarrhythmiaanalysis.
●Checkallcableconnectors.
WhyaretheQRScomplexesmarkedwithanX?Debrillatorsynchronizationmarkersareidentied
withanXontheQRScomplexes.
Numericvaluesarereplacedbydashes.●ReconnecttheCARESCAPEECG.
●ReplacetheCARESCAPEECG.
●Iftheproblempersists,contactqualiedservice
personnel.
Aboutthe12RL
™
feature
NOTE
12RLisnotavailablewiththeNICUsoftwarepackage.
NOTE
Althoughreconstructed(interpolated)leadscanbeviewed
ontheCARESCAPEONEinstandalonemode,theCARESCAPE
ONEmustbeconnectedtoahostmonitorasanacquisition
devicetoobtaina12RLreport.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017