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Setting up your
Monitor
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The 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
the ECG
Philips offers two different ECG algorithms to allow for differing
morphologies.
Max. deflation time 80s 80s 60s
Max. measurement time 100s 100s 60s
Overpressure protection
1
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
NBP Safety Values for Differing Patient Categories
Safety Value Patient Category
Adult Pedi Neo