GE CARESCAPE - 11 Non-invasive blood pressure; NIBP compatibility limitations; NIBP safety precautions; NIBP warnings

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Non-invasivebloodpressure
NIBPcompatibilitylimitations
TRAMandTram-RacmoduleswiththeB850only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
NIBPsafetyprecautions
NIBPwarnings
WARNING
—PSM—Non-invasivebloodpressuremeasurementis
intendedforpatientsweighingover5kg.
WARNING
TheNIBPparameterwillnotmeasurebloodpressure
effectivelyonpatientswhoareexperiencingseizuresor
tremors.
WARNING
ArrhythmiaswillincreasethetimerequiredbytheNIBP
parametertodetermineabloodpressureandmayextendthe
timebeyondthecapabilitiesoftheparameter.
WARNING
Donotapplyexternalpressureagainstthecuffwhile
monitoring.Doingsomaycauseinaccuratebloodpressure
values.Usecarewhenplacingthecuffonanextremityused
tomonitorotherpatientparameters.
WARNING
NIBPcuffination/deationmayleadtoinaccuratevalues
fromothermonitoredpatientparametersthataremeasured
distallyfromtheNIBPmeasurementsiteatthesame
extremity.
WARNING
Continuouscuffpressurecausedbythekinkingofthe
connectiontubingcaninterferewiththebloodowandcause
injurytothepatient.
WARNING
Donotplacethecuffoverawoundasthismaycausefurther
injury.
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