GE CARESCAPE - How to interpret the SpO₂ values; SpO2 signal strength; SpO2 waveform quality; SpO2 waveform stability

Pulseoximetry
2.Disconnectthesensorfromthesensorcable.
3.Disconnectthesensorcablefromthemodule.
4.Select
toacknowledgetheSpO2probeoffalarm.
5.Discardsingle-usesensors.
●AlwaysdisconnecttheLNOPorLNCSsensorfromthecablebeforerepositioning
thesensor.ReconnectthecabletotheLNOPorLNCSsensorafterthesensor
hasbeenrepositioned.
●UseonlysensorsandcableslistedintheCARESCAPEModularMonitors
SupplementalInformationManual.
HowtointerprettheSpO₂values
SpO
2
signalstrength
Signalstrengthisindicatedwithasterisksintheparameterwindow.
ForPSMwithGEOhmedatechnology,thesignalstrengthindicatorisalsodisplayedas
theinfraredmodulationpercentageinthewaveform.
UnityNetworkInterfaceDevice(ID)doesnotdisplaysignalstrengthindicators.Signal
strengthmaybedeterminedbytheamplitudeoftheSpO
2
waveform.
SpO
2
waveformquality
NOTE
NotforMasimoSETtechnology.
Undernormalconditions,theSpO
2
waveformcorrespondsto(butisnotproportional
to)thearterialpressurewaveform.ThetypicalSpO
2
waveformcanhelptheusernda
sensorlocationwiththefewestnoisespikes.
Normalwaveform
Ifnoise(artifact)isseenonthewaveformbecauseofpoorsensorplacement,the
photodetectormaynotbeushwiththetissue.Checkthatthesensorissecuredand
thetissuesampleisnottoothick.PulserateisdeterminedfromtheSpO
2
waveform,
whichcanbedisruptedbyhemodynamicpressuredisturbances.Motionatthesensor
siteisindicatedbynoisespikesinthenormalwaveform.
Abnormalwaveform
SpO
2
waveformstability
ThestabilityofthedisplayedSpO
2
valuescanalsobeusedasanindicationofsignal
validity.ToaidyouinsuccessfulSpO
2
monitoring,messagesareprovidedintheSpO
2
parameterwindow.
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