Fresenius Medical Care CRIT-LINE III User Manual page 46

The CLM III estimates recirculation by measuring the effect on hematocrit that a
bolus of saline has when injected into the venous and arterial lines.
NOTE: See the Tech Notes Section on Access Recirculation for additional
information on this subject
This calculated value is also present on printed charts and downloaded data (see
Section 4-Output Options). If more than one recirculation test is performed during a
PATIENT RUN only the most recent value will be displayed and printed.
If RECIRCULATION is accessed from the MAIN MENU, the SAVE option will
appear at the end of the RECIRCULATION measurement. SAVE allows the user to
record selected recirculation test results in memory and also to add the patient ID if
not already done. Tests that are saved will appear on a separate page when the
printed. Hitting save goes back to recirculation, but that test is saved. Hitting return
goes to recirculation for the next test.
Advanced Features
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5-5
Follow the on-screen
directions and press the
MENU key.
At the conclusion of the test, the
recirculation percentage will be
displayed on the screen.
It is now possible to REPEAT the
test or continue monitoring by
selecting CANCEL.