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Precautions
Refer to the "Safety Considerations" section starting on page 6, at the beginning of
these Instructions for Use, for general precautions regarding safe device operation.
Refer to the IBP chapter for general precautions related to IBP procedures. For a
complete list of PiCCO accessories provided by Dräger for this product, see
appendix C.
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D o n o t u s e t h e P i C C O p od o n pa t i e n ts f o r w h i c h
p l a c e m e n t o f a n i n d w e l l i n g a r t e r i a l c a t h e t e r i s
c o n t r a i n d i c a t e d .
D o n o t p l a c e t h e c a t h e t e r t i p i n t h e a o r ta o r w i t h i n t h e
h e a r t ( i n t r a c a r d i c a c b l o o d p re s s u r e m e a s u r e m e n ts a re
n ot a l lo w e d ) .
P a t i e n ts o n i n t r a - a o r t i c b a ll o o n c o u n t e r p u l s a t i o n
( I A B P ) c a nn o t b e m o n it o r e d w it h p u l s e c o n t o u r
a n a l y s i s , h o w e v e r ; t h e i n t e r m i t t e n t P i C C O
t h e r m o d i l u t i o n w i l l g i v e v a l i d r e s u l ts .
A l w a y s p e r f o r m a d i s c h a r g e b e f o r e m o n i t o r i n g a n e w
pa t i e n t , t o m a k e s ur e t h a t p r e v i o us pa t i e n t d a ta i s n ot
u s e d f o r c a l c u l a t i o n s .
T he c o r r e c t pa t i e n t c a t e go ry a nd t h e c or r e c t i n p ut o f
h e i g h t , w e i g h t , s e x a n d c a t h e t e r p o s i t i o n i s m a n da t o ry
f o r t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e d i s p l a y e d pa r a m e t e r s a n d f o r
t h e c o r r e c t i n d e x i n g o f pa r a m e t e r s . C o n f i r m t ha t t he
s e lect io ns are acc ura t e.
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