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You can choose to fill the balloon with air or water by using a syringe or the
Solar Blue pump (see also the protocol settings in § 9.2.1). If you use the Solar
Blue pump, install the pump tube as described in § 2.5.3. Both methods to fill
the balloon are described here:
Filling with water (Solar Blue pump)
Press the Next test button until No sensation is displayed on the left
button. Connect the central lumen of the catheter to the filling tube
which is placed on the pump of the Solar Blue module. The filling
speed is displayed on the Pump button in the upper-left corner of the
screen (e.g., 10 ml).
Press the Pump button to start the pump. The balloon in the rectum
will be slowly filled.
Press this button when a patient (during infusion) states a certain
sensation. The sensation markers are defined in the protocol settings:
No sensation, First sensation, First urge, Modest urge, Intense urge,
Maximum tolerable volume, and Pain.
When the maximum tolerable volume is reached, stop the pump by
pressing the Pump button. Empty the balloon using a syringe.
Filling with air (syringe)
Press the Next test button until No sensation is displayed on the left
button. Fill the syringe with air in accordance with the volume displayed
on the Syringe button in the upper-left corner of the screen (e.g., 10
ml). Connect the syringe to the three-way stopcock, which is attached
to the central lumen of the catheter.
Inflate the balloon and press the Balloon +10 ml button to place the
balloon marker. Repeat inflating the balloon and placing the balloon
markers. The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the infused
volume.
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