GE CARESCAPE - 9 Impedance respiration; Impedance respiration compatibility limitations; Respiration safety precautions; Respiration warnings

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Impedancerespiration
Impedancerespirationcompatibilitylimitations
TRAMandTram-RacmoduleswiththeB850only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
Respirationsafetyprecautions
Respirationwarnings
WARNING
Makesurethattheleadwiresetclipsorsnapsdonottouch
anyelectricallyconductivematerialincludingearth.
WARNING
Theimpedancerespirationmeasurementisinherently
verysensitiveasitmeasuresverysmallphysiological
signals(changesofimpedanceofthepatient’schest
area).Electromagneticinterferencemaycauseerroneous
measurementsatvariousfrequencies,forexample
interferencewiththesignal/waveform,leadingtorespiration
ratereadingsinconsistentwiththepatient'struerespiration
rate.Ifyounoticethis,useanotherformofrespiration
monitoring,forinstanceend-tidalCO
2
.
WARNING
Whenusinganelectrosurgeryunit,notethatthe
measurementcablesdonotincorporatemeanstoprotect
againstburnsincaseofadefectiveESUreturnelectrode.To
avoidburnsatthemonitormeasurementsites,ensurethe
following:
●PropercontactoftheESUreturnelectrodetothepatient.
●ESUreturnelectrodeneartheoperatingarea.
●Measurementelectrodes,leadwiresandprobesfarfrom
thesurgicalsiteandtheESUreturnelectrode.
WARNING
—APNEAEVENTS—Themonitormaynotdetectallepisodes
ofinadequatebreathing,nordoesitdistinguishbetween
central,obstructive,andmixedapneaevents.
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