GE CARESCAPE ONE - NIBP cuff selection and placement

Non-invasivebloodpressure
StartingorstoppingaStatNIBPmeasurement
YoucansettheNIBPmeasurementtocontinueforveconsecutiveminutes.
1.SelecttheNIBPparameterwindow>Page1.
2.SelectStartSTAT.
3.StopthemeasurementbyselectingStopSTAT.
NIBPcuffs
NIBPcuffselectionandplacement
Alwayschoosetheappropriatebloodpressuremeasurementsite.Inadultand
childpatients,theupperarmispreferredforconvenienceandbecausenormative
valuesaregenerallybasedonthissite.Whenfactorsprohibituseoftheupperarm,
theclinicianmustplanpatientcareaccordingly,takingintoaccountthepatient’s
cardiovascularstatusandtheeffectofanalternativesiteonbloodpressurevalues,
propercuffsize,andcomfort.
AdultandchildInfant
Alwaysmeasurepatient’slimbandselectappropriatelysizedcuffaccordingto
sizemarkedoncufforcuffpackaging.Whencuffsizesoverlapforaspecied
circumference,choosethelargersizecuff.
Ifpatientisstanding,sitting,orlying,ensurethatcuffedlimbissupportedtomaintain
thecuffatlevelofpatient’sheart.Ifthecuffisnotatheartlevel,thedifferenceinthe
measuredpressurevaluesduetohydrostaticeffectmustbeconsidered.
SelectingNIBPcuffsize
YoumustrstselecttheNIBPcuffsizebeforestartinganNIBPmeasurement.Thecuff
sizemustbeselectedforeachindividualpatient.
NOTE
IntheNICUsoftwarepackage,infantrangesareequalto
neonatalranges.
1.SelecttheNIBPparameterwindow>Page1.
2.SelectCuffSize>Adult,Child,orInfant.
InitialNIBPcuffinationpressure
CuffsizeInitialinationpressure
Adult135mmHg(18kPa)
Child125mmHg(16.7kPa)
Infant100mmHg(13.3kPa)
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017