Cardinal Health Alaris 8000 Series Directions For Use Manual page 137

Features and Definitions (Continued)
Pump and Syringe Modules (Continued)
Drug Calculation
Duration Limits
Dynamic Pressure Display
Event Logging
Guardrails Drug Library
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("Drug LIbrary")
Guardrails Limit ("Limit")
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Alaris System Directions for Use
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Pump and Syringe Modules Section
Features and Displays (Continued)
Allows:
• entry of drug dose for a continuous infusion (
calculates correct flow rate to achieve desired dose),
• entry of flow rate for a continuous infusion (
calculates corresponding drug dose).
Hospital-established limits around duration of infusion.
Appears on Main Display. If enabled, it graphically displays
current patient-side occlusion pressure set point and current
patient-side operating pressure for that module. (Reference
"Displays" for additional "Dynamic Pressure Display" information.)
Event Logging records instrument operations.
When Profiles feature is enabled, it provides a hospital-defined list
of drugs and concentrations appropriate for use in as many as
profiles. Drug Library use automates programming steps,
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including drug name, drug amount and diluent volume, and
activates hospital-established best-practice limits. Drug Library
entries can be delivered as a primary or secondary, or both, as
determined by hospital-health system.
A programming Limit or best-practice guideline determined by
hospital/health system and entered into system's data set.
Supports concentration Limits for all infusions that utilize
concentration. Profile-specific Limits can be defined for flow rate,
patient weight, body surface area (
continuous dose, or total dose and duration for each drug in a
Drug Library. Dose and duration Limits can be defined by
hospital/health system as "Hard" and/or "Soft" Limits.
• A Hard Limit is a programmed Limit that cannot be overridden,
except in anesthesia mode.
• A Soft Limit is a programmed Limit that can be overridden.
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FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
PAUSE
CHANNEL
OFF
CHANNEL
OFF RESTART
RESTART
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Alaris
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ystem
Alaris S
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), maximum and minimum
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