GE CARESCAPE - SpO2 cautions; SpO2 measurement limitations; SpO2 points to note

Pulseoximetry
WARNING
—FAILURETODETECTLETHALARRHYTHMIA—Alwaysmonitor
ECGforarrhythmiadetectionpurposes.HRcalculatedfrom
pulsatileSpO
2
waveformmaydiffersignicantlyfromECGHR
measuredvalues.UsersshouldbeawarethattheSpO2probe
offandNoSpO2pulsetechnicalalarmsescalatenohigher
thanaMediumpriority.
WARNING
—FAILURETODETECTLETHALARRHYTHMIA—TheSpO
2
parameterpulsatileheartratemeasurementisbasedonthe
opticaldetectionofaperipheralowpulseandthereforemay
notdetectcertainarrhythmias.Thepulseoximetryparameter
shouldnotbeusedasareplacementorsubstituteforECG
basedarrhythmiaanalysis.
WARNING
UsingtheMaximumsensitivitysettingdelaystheSpO2probe
offdetectionalarm.
WARNING
WithdeactivatedSpO2probeoffalarm,keepthepatient
underclosesurveillance.
WARNING
—MISSEDALARM—ChecktheSpO
2
measurementwhen
switchingtheSpO
2
measurementsourcestoavoidmissed
SpO
2
alarms.
SpO
2
cautions
CAUTION
Adamagedsensororasensorsoakedinliquidmaycause
burnsduringelectrosurgery.
CAUTION
Prolongedmonitoringorincorrectsensorapplicationcan
causeskinirritationorimpairedcirculation.Itisrecommended
thatyouchecktheprobesiteeveryfourhours(more
frequentlyincaseofpoorperfusionorneonatalpatients).
Refertotheinstructionssuppliedwiththesensor.
SpO
2
measurementlimitations
●OtherE-modulesthanE-MASIMOandE-NSATXusedforthismeasurementarenot
suitableforusewithneonatalpatients.
●Thepulseoximetercannotdistinguishbetweenoxyhemoglobinand
dyshemoglobins.
●Poorperfusionmayaffecttheaccuracyofmeasurement,especiallywhenusing
anearsensor.
●Toavoiderroneousmeasurements,donotuseabloodpressurecuffonthesame
limbastheSpO
2
sensor.
SpO
2
pointstonote
●GEsensorsarenotmadewithnaturalrubberlatex.
●Usedryandcleansensorsonly.
●Donotusedamagedsensors.
●Checkthatyouarenotre-usingadisposablesensororotherdisposable
accessories.
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