GE CARESCAPE - 14 Cardiac output; C.O. safety precautions; C.O. warnings; C.O.;CCO cautions

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Cardiacoutput
C.O.safetyprecautions
C.O.warnings
WARNING
Allinvasiveproceduresinvolveriskstothepatient.Useaseptic
technique.Incorrectuseofthecathetercanleadtovessel
perforation.Followcathetermanufacturer'sinstructions.
WARNING
Whenusinganelectrosurgeryunit,notethatthe
measurementcablesdonotincorporatemeanstoprotect
againstburnsincaseofadefectiveESUreturnelectrode.To
avoidburnsatthemonitormeasurementsites,ensurethe
following:
●PropercontactoftheESUreturnelectrodetothepatient.
●ESUreturnelectrodeneartheoperatingarea.
●Measurementelectrodes,leadwiresandprobesfarfrom
thesurgicalsiteandtheESUreturnelectrode.
WARNING
Thecardiacoutputmeasurementresultsmaybeerroneous
duringelectrosurgery.
WARNING
DuringatrialbrillationtheC.O./CCOreadingsmaybe
erroneous.
C.O./CCOcautions
CAUTION
TheC.O.timestampindicatesthetimeatwhichtheC.O.value
wasreceivedbythemonitorfromtheconnecteddevice.
IncaseswhentheC.O.deviceisdisconnectedandthen
reconnectedtotheUnityNetworkInterfaceDevice(ID),the
timestampmaynotindicatetheactualtimeofthereading.
C.O.measurementlimitations
●E-modulesusedforthismeasurementarenotsuitableforusewithneonatal
patients.
C.O.pointstonote
●CardiacoutputmeasurementsfromthePDMandTRAMrequireaC.O.license.
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