GE CARESCAPE - C.O. trial measurements; Editing the C.O. average; Canceling a C.O. measurement; C.O. catheter selections

Cardiacoutput
8.Observethewashoutcurvedisplayedonthescreen.ThemessageC.O.Complete
displaysaftertheC.O.determinationhasbeenmade,followedshortlybythe
messagePleasewait.
Thecurveremainsonthescreen.
9.Allow1to1.5minutesbetweeninjectionstostabilizethecatheterbaseline
temperature.
10.ToperformanotherC.O.measurement,waitforthePressStartC.O.messageto
display,thenselectStartC.O.
C.O.trialmeasurements
Areal-timewashoutcurveandnumericvaluearedisplayedwitheachcardiacoutput
trial.Uptosixmeasurementsareretained.Theprogramautomaticallyaverageseach
C.O.injection.Whensaved,theaveragedvalueisenteredintothehemodynamic
calculations.ThelastsavedaverageC.O.valueisdisplayedintheparameterwindow
withatimestamp.
PrintingareportofC.O.trials
TheC.O.reportmustbeinitiatedbeforeconrmingtheC.O.measurements.
1.Selectthecardiacoutputparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheMeasurementtab.
3.SelectPrint.
TheselectionisavailableonlyifyouhavenotconrmedtheC.O.measurements.
EditingtheC.O.average
1.Selectthecardiacoutputparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheMeasurementtab.
3.SelectEditAverage.
4.ChecktheselectionboxesforthosetrialsyouwishtoincludeintheC.O.average.
Ifyoudonotwishtoincludeatrial,ensureitsselectionboxisnotchecked.
5.SelectConrmC.O.tostorethecalculatedC.O.averageanddisplayitinthe
cardiacoutputparameterwindow.
IfyouwishtoprintaC.O.report,youmuststartprintingbeforeconrmingtheC.O.
CancelingaC.O.measurement
WhenaC.O.measurementhasjustcompleted,youcanremovethisC.O.measurement
trialwithoutenteringtheEditAveragewindow.
1.IntheMeasurementtab,selectCancel/RejectInjection.
E-modules:Inadditiontoremovingthepreviousmeasurement,youcanalso
cancelanin-processmeasurement.
C.O.catheterselections
Youcanselectacardiacoutputcatheterfromalistofdefaultcathetersand
preconguredcatheters,orenteracatheterfortemporaryuse.Pre-congured
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