Gambro AK 96, Operator'S Manual, Page: 171 / 509

→ → → Note
- Check the stroke volume. If the Treatment Overview Menu
for single needle is not currently displayed, press the
Back key . Optimize by adjusting the venous pressure alarm
window and keeping the level in the venous expansion
chamber as low as possible.
- Maximize the arterial blood fl ow rate. Press the
Blood Pump Up/Down keys , adjust
SET QB
. This will
shorten the arterial phase, which results in more cycles
1
during the treatment i.e. increased mean blood fl ow rate
(the value to the right displayed below
SET/MEAN QB
on
Treatment Overview Menu) resulting in increased
accumulated blood volume (
ACC
).
Note
7. When the
TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE CONFIRM
MENU
is displayed on the Information Display, press the
Select key to con fi rm the settings i.e. that the current TMP
value and the automatically set TMP alarm limits are set in
accordance with the current UF rate and the UF coef fi cient
of the dialyzer being used.
8. If the heparin pump is started, this will be running
continuously irrespective of if the blood pump is running or
not. If
BOLUS
has been set this will be administered fi rst.
After this the heparin solution will be administered at the set
fl ow rate
FLOW RATE
. If the heparin solution fl ow rate is set
to zero, an attention alarm appears requesting the operator to
con fi rm that the heparin pump is not to be used.
9. If the functions for isolated ultra fi ltration, pro fi ling, or
blood pressure measurement are going to be used, see the
corresponding chapter in this manual for instructions on
settings.
CAUTION
The correct setting of the UF rate is important to avoid backfiltration.
Set a minimum UF rate according to the instruction for the specific
dialyzer.
CAUTION
1
For further information, see "Glossary of single needle parameters and key terms",
page 5:2 in part 1.
5:10 AK 96 ® Operator's Manual - Single Needle Treatment
HCEN12239 Revision 12.2010
Program version 3.xx