16-4
WARNING
If air bubbles appear in the tubing system, flush the system with the infusion solution again. Air bubble may
lead to wrong pressure reading.
6. Connect one end of the CVP transducer to the central venous catheter and the other end to the IBP cable marked
with pCVP (neglect this procedure if CVP measurement is not performed). Then plug the IBP cable to the pArt/pCVP
connector on the PiCCO module.
7. Access the [CCO Setup] menu by
selecting [Main Menu]→[Parameters>>]→[CCO Setup>>], or
selecting [Setup>>] in the CCO screen.
8. Set up the patient information in by selecting [PiCCO Guide>>] in the [CCO Setup] menu.
NOTE
Correct input of height, weight, category and gender is mandatory for the accuracy of the displayed
parameters as well as for the correct indexing of some parameters.
Input a proper pCVP value if CVP is not measured. The system adopts 5mmHg by default if the pCVP value is
neither measured nor input manually.
9. Check that the correct arterial catheter constant is displayed at [Cat.Type] in the [PiCCO Guide>>] menu. The
monitor can recognize the arterial catheter automatically when the PiCCO cable is connected to the CCO/C.O.
connector.
NOTE
If the catheter constant is not recognized, enter the correct value for the catheter in the [Cat.Type] edit box.
The catheter constant is usually written either on the catheter or on the catheter packaging.
10. Enter the [PiCCO Guide>>] menu to select the injectate volume. If the injectate volume is not selected, the system
sets the volume by default, which is 15ml for adult and 10 ml for pediatric. The following table displays the
recommended injectate volume depending on body weight and ELWI (Extravascular Lung Water Index):
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