Philips Expression MR400 - Multiple (Mixed) Agents

ExpressionMR400InstructionsforUse MonitoringAgentsandGases(AGENTOption)9‐15
Multiple (Mixed) Agents
Whenevertwoormoreanestheticagentgasesofdetectableconcentrationsaresensedbythe
AGSsystemorwhentheagentgasesintheinspiredandend‐tidalbreathphasesarepurebut
differfromoneanother,amultipleagentsconditionexistsandMultipleAgentswillbedisplayed.
Itiscommonfor
amultipleagentsconditiontooccurduringthetransitionfromoneanesthetic
agenttoanother,suchaswhenoneagentisusedtoinduceapatientandanotheragentisused
tomaintainthesedatedstate.
Note
Some hydrocarbons (for example, acetone or methane) will cause a Multiple Agents alarm to
occur.
AGENT VS box
GAS VS box
CO2 VS box
RESP VS box