Philips V24CT, V26CT manual NBP Recommendations, Morphology, Ecg

Changing the Patient Category

NBP Safety Values for Differing Patient Categories

Safety Value		Patient Category
	Adult		Pedi	Neo
Max. deflation time	80s		80s	60s
Max. measurement time	100s		100s	60s
Overpressure protection1	300 mmHg		300 mmHg	150 mmHg
Cuff Size	A to E		Any Cuff	1 to 4 & A
Default Inflation Pressure	165 mmHg		125 mmHg	100 mmHg

1The figure given for overpressure protection is the maximum pressure the cuff can reach for 2 seconds before it deflates.

NBP Recommendations

Philips Medical Systems makes the following recommendations when selecting a patient category for NBP:

1. Choose the category with the most appropriate safety values for your patient.

2. Reduce the stress on the patient by choosing the appropriate cuff size (a cuff that is too large prolongs inflation time).

3. Use a repetition time appropriate to the patient.

ECG	The following factors can cause the cardiotach to calculate an incorrect
	heart rate:
	• Morphology of the ECG,
	•	Weak signal,
	•	Paced patients.
Morphology of	Philips offers two different ECG algorithms to allow for differing
the ECG	morphologies.

Setting up your Monitor

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