Philips V24CT, V26CT manual Examples, Adult, Pediatric, Neonate

Changing the Patient Category

NBP	The patient's tolerance for the cuff pressure (i.e. stress) when an NBP
	measurement is made is an important factor to consider when choosing
	patient category. The amount of stress is determined by:
	• the size of the cuff, and
	• the duration of time the cuff pressure is applied.
	Since a neonate can usually tolerate less stress than a pediatric patient,
	and a pediatric patient can tolerate less than an adult, the System
	algorithm has category-dependent safety values. If the cuff pressure
	exceeds these values for more than a given time period, the cuff
	immediately deflates and a severe INOP Alarm is given. These values are
	adapted to normal physiological values.
NBP
Examples

Overpressure Overpressure occurs if the cuff maintains a pressure above the safety value for more than two seconds. The safety values are:

Adult:	300 mmHg
Pediatric:	300 mmHg
Neonate:	150 mmHg

Setting up your Monitor

Continuous Continuous Pressure occurs if, for any reason, a safety pressure value is Pressure maintained in the cuff for more than a safety period, dependent on the

patient category.

Adult: if over 15 mmHg for more than 180 seconds

Pediatric: if over 15 mmHg for more than 180 seconds

Neonate: if over 5 mmHg for more than 90 seconds

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