Care Fusion 3100B Pocket Manual page 38

Recruitment maneuver guidelines
• Perform a recruitment maneuver after any circuit disconnect
• Perform a recruitment maneuver before an increase in mP
• A recruitment maneuver may be repeated up to three times to see improvements
in oxygenation with the ability to reduce FiO
Caution!
Do not perform a recruitment maneuver under either of the
following conditions:
• Pneumothorax is present with an active air leak
• Patient is hemodynamically unstable, for example:
° Mean arterial pressure < 60 mmHg or falls > 20 mmHg
during the maneuver
° Heart rate > 140 and < 60
° New arrhythmias are noted
° SpO
2
2
< 85%
2
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