GE CARESCAPE - 19 Gas exchange; Gas exchange compatibility limitations; Gas exchange safety precautions; Gas exchange warnings

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Gasexchange
Gasexchangecompatibilitylimitations
ThismeasurementisavailablewiththeB850andB650only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
Gasexchangesafetyprecautions
Gasexchangewarnings
Beforeusingthegasexchangemeasurement,familiarizeyourselfwithsafety
precautionsrelatedtoairwaygasesandPatientSpirometrymeasurements.
WARNING
ThepresenceofHeliumorXenoninthebreathingcircuit
causesincorrectmeasurementvalues.
WARNING
Makesureyouselectthecorrectsensortypeforthepatient:
D-lite(+)foradultpatients,Pedi-lite(+)forpediatricpatients.
WARNING
Alwayscheckthesensortypeselectionfromthemonitor
(SensorType>AdultorPediatric).
WARNING
Iftheexpirationgasowduringtheendphaseofthepatient’s
expirationisclosetozeroformorethantwosecondsbefore
thenextinspirationstarts,theventilator’sbypassowmay
affectthemeasurement.
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