LABORIE NXT Go Owner's Manual page 26

Off to Syringe
Bladder Fluid NXT Catheters
1. In the Consumable Traceability panel, select the appropriate catheter from the repository. For instructions on
how to add catheters to the repository, refer to the section
2. Aseptically remove the catheter from its package and apply a light film of water-based lubricant to the distal
end. Catheterize the patient.
For female patients: Insert the Bladder Fluid NXT catheter 8 cm to 10 cm for single sensor, 12 cm to 14 cm for
dual sensor.
For male patients: Insert the Bladder Fluid NXT catheter 8 cm plus penile length. Do not force insertion if you
experience resistance.
3. Connect the catheter to the corresponding Pura or Pves pressure channel connector's pressure measurement
tubing.
4. Attach a sterile fluid-filled syringe to the side port of the pressure measurement tubing's stopcock. Ensure
that you purge air from the disposable cartridge, pressure measurement tubing, and catheter lumens. Refer to
Figure 2-14.
NOTE
If you are using perfusion, set up a second IV bag with a pressure cuff to maintain constant flow.
Abdominal Fluid NXT Catheters
1. In the Consumable Traceability panel, select the appropriate catheter from the repository. For instructions on
how to add catheters to the repository, refer to the section
2. Aseptically remove the catheter from its package and open all Luer Lock caps. Attach a four-way stopcock to
the Pabd pressure lumen.
3. Fill a 10 cc syringe and attach it to the side Luer Lock of the stopcock. Hold the catheter so that the balloon is
pointing upward.
a. For the dual-lumen catheter, infuse solution from the filled syringe into the catheter to force the air inside
the catheter to ascend, and then discharge out of the purge lumen. After all air has been removed from
the catheter, close the Luer Lock cap on the purge lumen. Collapse the balloon by withdrawing the fluid
from the catheter with the syringe.
b. For a single-lumen catheter, ensure to fill a 10 cc syringe with 5 cc to 7 cc of solution. Hold the catheter
so that the balloon is higher than the stopcock. Open the stopcock to the syringe and the catheter, and
aspirate all air from the balloon. Infuse 4 cc to 5 cc of solution into the catheter to slightly distend the
balloon. Repeat aspiration and infusion until no air remains in the balloon.
4. Complete the preparation with the balloon collapsed and the stopcock off to all Luer Locks.
5. Apply a light film of water-based lubricant to the balloon and insert the catheter.
For female patients: Insert the Abdominal Fluid NXT catheter into the rectum 10 cm to 15 cm, past any stool
that may be present, along the anterior wall of the rectum. Alternatively, insert vaginally in the posterior fornix,
just behind the cervix, at the level of the cul-de-sac of Douglas.
For male patients: Insert the Abdominal Fluid NXT catheter into the rectum 10 cm to 15 cm, above the prostate,
past any stool that may be present, along the anterior wall of the rectum.
6. Open the stopcock to the syringe and the catheter, and infuse approximately 1 cc to 1.5 cc of solution.
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Off to Pressure
Measurement Tubing
Figure 2-14: Stopcock Lever Positions
Laborie NXT Go Owner's Manual
Off to Cartridge Off to all Luer Locks
"Consumable Traceability"
"Consumable Traceability"
Open to all Luer Locks
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on page 14.
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