GE CARESCAPE - SvO2 points to note; SvO₂ measurement setup; SvO2 equipment to patient connection; Checking the SvO2 measurement

Mixedvenousoxygensaturation(SvO₂)
SvO
2
pointstonote
●Followthecathetermanufacturer'sinstructionsforinsertingthecatheter.
●Forreliablesaturationvalues,thesignalstrengthindicatorshouldbehigherthan
oneasterisk.
●DependingontheSvO
2
moduleused,notallSvO
2
measurementsandsettings
areavailabletovieworchange.
SvO₂measurementsetup
SvO
2
equipmenttopatientconnection
1.ModulewithSvO
2
measurementcapability,E-COPSv
2.Opticalmodule
3.Opticalconnector
4.Swan-Ganzthermodilutioncatheter
CheckingtheSvO
2
measurement
1.CheckthattheSvO
2
valueisdisplayedwhenthecatheterisinserted,the
measurementhasbeenstartedandtheWarmingupmessagehasdisappeared.
2.Checkthepositionofthecatheterregularly.
3.CalibrateinvivoandupdatetheHbvalueatleastevery24hours.
SvO
2
measurementonscreen
Signalqualityindicatorfromthecatheter(onlypresentwhentheSvO
2
ismeasured
fromanexternaldevice):
IndicatorExplanation
noasteriskNosignal
*
Poorsignal
**
Fairsignal
***
Goodsignal
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