Spacelabs Healthcare 98000, Operation Manual

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070-2567-03 Rev. A
5-5
5.5.1 New Form
When the analyzer finds a new form it will stop for the operator to confirm the beat classification
is correct. The beat classification the analyzer proposes will be displayed in the upper box
(Normal, Ventricular etc.), to confirm (agree) simply click on that Icon or press the enter key.
To choose an alternate select it from the row of smaller icons underneath or hold down the
“CTRL” key and press the relevant letter to reclassify (N, V, S, P, etc.).
When satisfied that the analyzer is classifying beats correctly, the operator may want to turn
‘Stop on new forms’ off.
5.5.2 An Event
When a new Event is found the analyzer will stop. (Events that the analyzer stops on are set in
the ECG Scan Settings menu - detailed above). From the left control panel the operator may
select from the following icons:
Artifact:
This calls the event artifact. The event and any beats within it are deleted
from the analysis.
Note:
When in the ECG scan screen with the mouse cursor on the ECG screen,
clicking the middle mouse button will artifact the event and restart the
scan.
Confirm: This confirms the event as correct and will put it into the Event Confirm lists
(Filtered Event List / Event Summary) for operator selection in the printed
report later. The ECG scan will automatically resume.
Print:
This both confirms the event as correct and will print it in the final report. The
ECG scan will automatically resume.
Review:
For operators who are not confident with the event label provided by
Pathfinder SL but who wish to print the event in the report there is the
option ‘Review’. The event will be shown against the original category but in
the column ‘Review’ instead of ‘Printed’ for review by a senior colleague or
Physician later.
Edit Event: The operator is presented with a short list of possible alternatives to the
original event label, to mark as not the Event type (ie Not a dropped beat) or
with the choice to ‘Create New Event’. Use this icon for corrections and small
edits.
Skip Type: Where the operator is confident that the analyzer is calling an event correctly;
single beat events (VE / SVE) or groups (Couplets, Triplets, Runs) they may
Skip Type. This will prevent the analyzer from stopping on that specific event
type, each beat is still counted in the bottom panel on the screen.
Bump and Run: For rate/severity defined events (VT, SVT, Trigeminy) the operator may choose
to ‘Bump and Run’. The analyzer will then only stop on events where either
the length (duration) of the event is greater or the heart rate more significant.
For tachycardia events this will be events with a faster average heart rate
than the previous. For Bradycardia events this will be events with heart rates
slower than the previous.