Figure 23. Integrated Pulmonary Index - ZOE PPM3 User Manual

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The IPI is a numeric value ranging from 1 to 10, where 10 indicates optimal
pulmonary status. According to Oridion Medical, the following table presents a
guide for clinical intervention based on IPI numeric values. Contact Oridion
Medical for further details on IPI clinical intervention. The Nightingale PPM3
supports an IPI low alarm limit such that an alarm is annunciated when the IPI
value drops below a configured low alarm limit setting.

Figure 23. Integrated Pulmonary Index

Oridion Medical (2009). Integrated Pulmonary Index
http://www.oridion.com/Assets/Products/Technology/IPIChart.jpg.
WARNING – Operating the Nightingale PPM3 with CO
disabled (where x = ETCO
high CO x alarm conditions will produce alarm notifications. Use
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this feature with extreme caution. Patients must be closely observed
if CO x limit alarms are disabled.
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WARNING – When monitoring an anesthetized patient in an operating
room environment, it is recommended to connect the CO
port of the Nightingale PPM3 to the hospital's waste gas scavenging
system so as to prevent exposure for other patients and hospital
personnel to the patient's respiratory sample. Ensure that sampled
gases are not returned from the exhaust port to a breathing system
such as a ventilator. Use standard clinical guidelines and/or hospital
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Monitoring
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x limit alarms
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, and IPI) means that no low or
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exhaust
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