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13Monitoring Invasive Pressure
WARNING
Measurements from an MMS extension connected to the monitor are not available when the monitor
is running on its own battery power. They are only available when the monitor is powered by the
external power supply (M8023A) or the Battery Extension (865297).
CAUTION
Do not use a monitor with an M1006A pressure module as an additional monitor for your patient. This
may cause interference on the respiration or invasive pressure measurements.
You can measure pressure using the monitor's built-in pressure measurement (optional), or one of the
MMS extensions.
Setting up the Pressure Measurement
1 Plug in the pressure cable.
2 Prepare the flush solution.
3 Flush the system to exhaust all air from the tubing. Ensure that the transducer and stopcocks are
free of air bubbles.
WARNING
If air bubbles appear in the tubing system, flush the system with the infusion solution again. Air
bubbles may lead to a wrong pressure reading.
4 Connect the pressure line to the patient catheter.
5 If you are using an infusion pressure cuff with the pressure line, attach the pressure cuff to the
fluid to be infused. Inflate it according to your standard hospital procedure, then start the infusion.
6 Position the transducer so that it is level with the heart, approximately at the level of the
midaxillary line.
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