IBP Monitoring
15-4
15.3 Monitoring Procedure
1. Plug the pressure cable into the IBP connector on the monitor and power on the
monitor.
2. Prepare the pressure line and transducer by flushing the system with normal
saline solution. Make sure the tubing and transducer system is free of air
bubbles.
NOTE
z In case of any entrapped air in the pressure system, re-fill the system
with normal saline.
3. Connect the catheter to the pressure line, making sure there is no air present in
the catheter or pressure line.
4. Position the transducer so it is at the same level with the patient’s heart,
approximately mid-axillary line.
5. Verify the correct label is selected.
6. Zero the transducer.
Figure 15-3 IBP Monitoring
Normal
saline
with
heparin
Drip
chamber
Val ve
Pressure
Transducer
Pressure transducer
interface cable
Monitor
Pressure
line
3-way
stopcock
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