Gambro AK 96, Operator'S Manual, Page: 95 / 509

Change of Dialyzer and Blood lines during Treatment
There may be a need of changing the blood lines and the dialyzer (i.e.
the extracorporeal blood circuit) during the ongoing treatment due to,
for example, clotting. Sometimes it is possible to return the blood to
the patient, but it may also be necessary to immediately disconnect the
complete blood circuit from the patient, without returning the blood.
1. Press the Discontinuing button to display the
RINSE BACK MENU
.
2. When
NEW BLOOD CIRCUIT
has been selected, press the
Select key for 3 seconds to activate discontinuing mode.
At the moment when the Select key is pressed, the blood
pump will automatically be stopped ( fl ashing button). The
Discontinuing button lights up. This will also automatically
widen the venous pressure, the arterial pressure and the
TMP alarm limits to their priming values without subsequent
centralizing alarm. The UF rate will be reduced to minimum UF
rate (unlit UF Start/Stop button ).
The menu will change and it is possible to select either to
immediately disconnect the complete blood circuit from
the patient (
DISCONNECT PATIENT
) or to return the
blood to the patient before disconnecting the blood circuit
(
RINSE BACK
). Select the appropriate alternative and continue
to the corresponding instructions as follows.
3. If rinse-back
RINSE BACK
, has been selected:
3.a. Return the blood to the patient as usual procedure.
For rinse-back instructions, see "Return The Blood",
page 4:60 in part 1. Start on point 4 of the instructions
and continue with all the instructions in "Return The
Blood" (point 12 included) up until "Con fi rm Patient
Disconnection", page Con fi rm Patient Disconnection
in part 1.
3.b. Continue to point 5 in these instructions.
4. If immediate patient disconnection
DISCONNECT PATIENT
, has been selected:
4.a. Check that the blood pump has been stopped.
4.b.
Clamp the arterial and venous blood lines and
disconnect the blood lines from the patient.
4.c. Continue to point 5 in these instructions.
3:34 AK 96 ® Operator's Manual - Operating the Machine
HCEN12239 Revision 12.2010
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