Reviewing The Cardiac Output Averages - Dräger Infinity M540 Instructions For Use Manual

Reviewing the cardiac output averages

Different injection techniques cause variations in
cardiac output measurements. To compensate for
such discrepancies, you can review up to five
measurements and use them to compute a cardiac
output average. The following diagram shows the
Procedures > C.O. page after computing an
average.
Procedures
B
A
E
F
G
H
I
Instructions for use – Infinity Acute Care System – Monitoring Applications VG6.n
C
D
F
F
F
A Start C.O. button (only available in manual
mode – see page 331)
B Save C.O. average button
C Most recent cardiac output average
D Blood and injectate temperature value field
E Waveform field
F Up to five cardiac output measurements with
time stamps. Each value panel is touch-
sensitive and allows you to include or exclude a
value from the calculation of the average. Any
value that is crossed out is excluded from the
average. If you touch the panel again, the value
reappears and will be included in the average.
G Catheter type button
H Catheter size button
I Injectate volume [cc] button
If you select the catheter type Other (see
page 334), a button appears at the bottom of the
page. This button accesses a keypad for entering a
computation constant.
Cardiac output (C.O.)
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