GE CARESCAPE ONE - SpO2 measurement limitations

SpO₂
SpO
2
measurementlimitations
●Thepulseoximetercannotdistinguishbetweenoxyhemoglobinand
dyshemoglobins.
●Poorperfusionmayaffecttheaccuracyofmeasurement,especiallywhenusing
anearsensor.
●Toavoiderroneousmeasurements,donotuseabloodpressurecuffonthesame
limbastheSpO
2
sensor.
●Thereareseveralfactorsthatmaycauseinaccuratereadingsandalarms.
FamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSpO
2
safetyprecautionssothatyouareawareof
thesefactorsandcantakethemintoconsideration.
SpO
2
pointstonote
●Thisequipmentissuitableforuseinthepresenceofelectrosurgery,astested
accordingtoIEC60601-2-49clause202.6.2.101Electrosurgeryinterference.
●Forinformationonmaterialsusedinaccessoriesandtheirbiocompatibility,refer
totheinstructionsforuseintheaccessorypackage.
●GETruSignalsensorsarenotmadewithnaturalrubberlatex.
●Formoredetailedinformationregardingsensoraccuracies,refertothe
supplementalanalysisgraphsprovided.
●Usedryandcleansensorsonly.
●Donotusedamagedsensors.
●Checkthatyouarenotre-usingadisposablesensororotherdisposable
accessories.
●Refertothesensorinstructionsforusefortherecommendedmaximumapplication
timesfordifferentsensortypes.
●AlwayscheckthepatientandthesensorsiteiftheaccuracyoftheSpO
2
valuesis
questionable.
●DependingontheSpO
2
technologyused,notallSpO
2
measurementsandsettings
areavailabletovieworchange.
●WithNellcor
™
sensorswithOxiMax
™
technologyandMasimoSETtechnology,the
pulseoximetrywaveformisanormalizedwaveform.ItisnotnormalizedwithGE
TruSignaltechnology.GETruSignaltechnologyprovidestheactualIrMod%values.
●Therearethreesupportedpulseoximetrytechnologies:
￭GETruSignal
￭MasimoSET
￭NellcorsensorswithOxiMaxtechnology(Covidien)
Masimosafetyprecautions
Masimowarnings
WARNING
Aswithallmedicalequipment,carefullyroutepatient
cablingtoreducethepossibilityofpatiententanglementor
strangulation.
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