GE Dash 3000 Operator's Manual

Monitoring NBP
2000966-386D Dash™ 3000/4000/5000 10-3
NOTE
Values change to X when no monitoring has taken place for more than 15
minutes (OPERATING ROOM), two hours (ADULT-ICU) or 12 hours
(NEONATAL-ICU).
Options
The monitor supports two blood pressure technologies. To determine the technology
on this monitor, select MORE MENUS > MONITOR SETUP > SOFTWARE
CONFIGURATION. The technology is listed under NBP.
DINAMAP Classic
CAUTION
NBP READINGS MAY TIME OUT WHEN USING IABP—An
IABP balloon pump creates non-physiologic arterial waveforms.
These waveforms create an oscillometric signal that may not be
interpreted by DINAMAP Classic, causing NBP to time out.
The patient blood pressure can be monitored from the balloon pump
device.
The first determination initially pumps up to a target cuff pressure of about 160
mmHg for adult/pediatric patients or 110 mmHg for neonates depending on initial
target pressure preset.
DINAMAP SuperSTAT
The first determination initially pumps up to a target cuff pressure of about 135
mmHg for adults or 110 mmHg for neonates, depending on initial target pressure
preset. To allow for rapid setting of cuff pressure, the monitor will momentarily
inflate to a higher pressure, then immediately deflate to the target pressure.
As a determination is taken, the monitor stores the pattern of the patient's oscillation
size as a function of pressure. In any subsequent determination, as few as four
pressure steps may be necessary to complete the process. When employing fewer
pressure steps, the system uses the stored information from the previous blood
pressure determination to decide the best pressure steps to take. The monitor
measures the consistency of pulse size to tell if the oscillations taken at a step are
good and if more steps are needed.
If the current blood pressure reading is similar to the previous reading, the monitor
may use some information from the previous blood pressure in the current
determination. The monitor constantly evaluates data during a measurement and tries
to perform a blood pressure determination in the shortest possible time, providing
greater comfort to the patient.
If it has been 16 minutes or less since the last determination and the current blood
pressure is similar to the previous reading, the monitor will try to make an accelerated
determination of blood pressure.

GE Dash 3000 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Dash 3000
Category	Monitor
Language	English