15-14 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA VF8
15 C
ARDIAC OUTPUT (C.O.)
Status Messages
Message Possible Cause Suggested Action
BT > UL
BT < LL
The blood temperature is outside the
alarm limits, due to one of the
following conditions:
• A physiological condition
• Inappropriate alarm limits
• A defective sensor or cartridge
• Check the patient and treat, if
necessary.
• Change the alarm limits.
• Check the equipment and replace
it, if necessary.
BT Out of Range
(High)
BT Out of Range
(Low)
The blood temperature is outside the
measurement range (25 °C to 43 °C),
because of a defective sensor or
cartridge.
Check the equipment and replace it,
if necessary.
C.O. Already In Use The catheter and injectate probe are
connected to different hemo pods.
• Disconnect the intermediate
cables from the hemo pods.
• Connect both the catheter and the
injectate probe to the same cable
and reconnect them.
• Discard the unused intermediate
cable.
C.O. Out of Range
(High)
C.O. Out of Range
(Low)
The cardiac output value is greater
than 20 liters/min or less than 0.5 liter/
min because of the following
conditions:
• A physiological condition
• Unstable baseline
• Incorrect injectate volume, catheter
size, or Comp. Constant
• Defective catheter, cable, or
cartridge
• Check the patient and treat, if
necessary.
• Use cooler injectate.
• Enter the correct values in the
C.O. menu.
• Repeat the measurement. If the
message persists, replace the
defective components.
C.O. Injectate Too
Cold
The injectate is cooler than –5 °C. Use an injectate within the range of
–5 °C to +30 °C.
Defective cable or hemodynamic pod. Check the equipment and replace it,
if necessary.
C.O. Injectate Too
Warm
The injectate is warmer than +30 °C. Use an injectate within the range of
–5 °C to +30 °C.
The injectate probe is not connected. Check probe connection. If problem
persists, replace the probe.
Defective cable or hemodynamic pod. Repeat the measurement. If the
problem persists, replace defective
part.
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