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Patient Monitoring with the SDMS
Note: Sensor calibration – if necessary – will start (message
‘Calibration in progress’). The message ‘Ready for use’ will
display once calibration is finished.
6. Clean the skin in the center of the ring with a dry swab or, if
necessary, a swab wetted with 70% isopropanol (or according
to your institution’s skin cleaning/degreasing procedures) to
remove any contact liquid residues or dirt and let it dry.
7. Carefully inspect the measurement site.
CAUTION: Do not reattach the sensor to the same site if
any skin irritations are noted during site inspection.
8. To reapply the sensor to the same site, continue at step 5
in section ‘Sensor Application using a Multi-Site Attachment
Ring/Easy’ (p.
25
). Make sure to reapply one small drop
of contact liquid to the site before reinserting the sensor into
the MAR/e.
Sensor Removal without Reattachment to Same
Site
1. Remove the sensor together with the Multi-Site Attachment
Ring/Easy by carefully lifting the ring’s little tab
2. Clean the skin with a dry swab or, if necessary, a swab
with 70% isopropanol (or according to your institution’s skin
cleaning/degreasing procedures) to remove any contact liquid
residues or dirt and then carefully inspect the site to note any
potential skin irritations.
3. Remove the sensor from the MAR/e, discard the ring and
then follow steps 3 to 5 above to clean the sensor, to check the
condition of its membrane and its integrity as well as to insert
it in the Docking Station for calibration and/or storage.
CAUTION: To maintain monitor readiness and minimize
PCO
2
drift potential, always keep the SDM switched on and
store the sensor in the Docking Station in between monitoring.
