GE CARESCAPE - About the combination monitoring mode

ECG
ECGmoduleAnalogoutputsignal
E-modulesECG1Lead(topwaveformposition).
IfECG1Leadisanyofthederivedleadsrelatedtothe12RL12lead,thenthe
analogoutputwilluseleadII.
PDM
ECG1Lead(topwaveformposition).
TRAM
ECG1Lead(toptraceposition).
Tram-Rac
LeadIIistherstECGleadforanalogoutput.
ECG1LeadisthesecondECGleadforanalogoutput.
VaisthethirdECGleadforanalogoutput.
Aboutthecombinationmonitoringmode
Thecombinationmonitoringisalicensedfeature.Incombinationmonitoringmode
ECGisacquiredfromatelemetryreceiversystem.ThisECGdataacquisitioncapability
enhancesbasictelemetrymonitoringbyprovidingaccesstoalloftheavailable
parametersfrombedsidemonitors,whileacquiringtheECGdatafromtelemetry.In
thismonitoringmode,alldata—localandtelemetry—isviewedatthecentralstation
andthebedsidemonitor.However,anyhistoricaldatastoredatthecentralstationwill
beunavailable.Anynewalarmhistorysamplescreatedonthetelemetrytransmitter
cannotbeviewedonthemonitoriftheyarecreatedafterthecombinationmonitoring
hasbeenstarted.Onlythesnapshotscreatedonthemonitorandthesamplesof
thetelemetrytransmittercreatedpriortostartingthecombinationmonitoringcan
beviewed.
ThecombinationmonitoringmodecanbeenabledthroughMonitorSetup>Default
Setup>CareUnitSettings>Telemetry>MonitororTelemetry,andthesettingis
passwordprotected.ThemonitorneedstobeconguredtotheCARESCAPENetwork.
ThisoptioncannotbeusedintheNICUsoftwarepackage.
Incasethetelemetrypatienthasbeenadmittedwhenthedeviceisconnectedtothe
monitor,thearrhythmiaalarmprioritiesandlimitalarmpriorities(exceptincasethe
monitoralarmissettoescalating)andthefollowingECGsettingsofthetelemetry
willbeused:
●HR,ST,andPVCalarmlimits
●PVCalarmstatus(on/off)
●Pacemakerdetection
●Leadanalysis
●Valeadposition
●Primarylead
●ECGwaveformsize
●Arrhythmiadetectionlevel
●STanalysisstatus(on/off)
Whencombinationmonitoringisstartedwithanon-admittedtelemetrypatient,these
samesettingsfromthemonitorwillbesenttotelemetry.Additionally,theTelemetry
Waveformsprintinglocationissenttotelemetry.
Ifthetelemetryalarmpriorityissuchthatitisnotsupportedbythemonitor,itwillbe
mappedtothenexthigherpriorityavailable.
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