GE CARESCAPE, User Manual

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Messages
Message
Location Explanation What to do
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Headbox off
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param.
Headbox is not connected.
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Connect the headbox.
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High EMG
●
param.
High frontal muscle activity may
disturb the EEG measurement.
●
Calm the patient.
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Identical EEG
modules
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al. area There are two or more EEG
modules in the system.
●
Remove all but one EEG
module.
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Poor electr. contact
●
param.
Electrode impedance is over 5
kOhm.
●
Press the electrode to
improve connection.
●
Change the electrode.
●
Check the impedance.
Messages related to BIS measurement
For information regarding alarm priorities and escalation times, see the CARESCAPE Modular
Monitors Supplemental Information Manual.
Make sure you are familiar with the generic layout of the screen. This will help you identify
where on screen the following messages appear. The message location is indicated with the
following abbreviations:
●
al. area = alarm area
●
param. = parameter window
●
report = report view
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wavef. = waveform area
Message Location Explanation What to do
●
Apply sensor
●
param.
The sensor connection to the
patient may be loose.
●
Press the BIS sensor
electrodes to improve
connection.
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Artifact
●
param.,
wavef.
Signals contain noise or artifact.
●
Check sensor contact.
●
Remove sources of excessive
noise.
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Automatic check off
●
param.
Automatic sensor check has
been turned off.
●
If required, activate the
automatic check.
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BIS cable off
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al. area Cable is disconnected from the
module.
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Connect the cable.
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BIS DSC error
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al. area The BISx is not communicating
or operating properly.
●
Test the BISx.
●
If the problem persists,
contact authorized service
personnel.
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BIS high / BIS low
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al. area Measurement values are equal
to or outside the alarm limits.
●
Check the patient status.
●
Check the dosage of
anesthetics.
●
Adjust alarm limits if
necessary.
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