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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Procedures
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Entering and Confirming Patient and Procedure Data
This section contains instructions for entering patient data, entering fluid data, and reviewing and confirming run
values. You can enter the data after you select the procedure and before you connect the patient. It is important that
the data you enter be as accurate and as current as possible.
Entering Patient Data
1 Touch the buttons on the screen to enter the following information:
• Sex
• Height
• Weight
• Hematocrit (Hct)
The Spectra Optia system uses the sex, height, and weight to calculate the patient’s TBV. See page 266 for the
formula the system uses to calculate this value. If you prefer not to use the TBV that the system calculated,
touch
TBV
and enter a different volume. The operator override icon ( ) will appear on the button.
2 Touch
Confirm
. The fluid data screen appears.
Entering Fluid Data
Perform the steps below to select the type of replacement fluid you are using and to enter the fluid balance.
Selecting the type of replacement fluid
1 Touch
Fluid Type
. A list of replacement fluid types appears.
2 Select one of the following replacement fluid types by touching the corresponding button on the screen:
• Plasma
– The system assumes that the plasma contains 15% citrate.
• Saline/Albumin
– The system assumes that the saline/albumin contains 4% citrate.
• Custom
– The system uses the citrate content that was entered on the TPE configuration screen. A data entry pad
appears to allow you to change the citrate content (%) of the fluid for the current procedure only.
Note: When you are required to enter numerical data, the system displays a data entry pad for entering the data. The
acceptable numerical range appears on the data entry pad.
Note: If the patient weighs less than 25 kg (approximately 55 lb), the system does not calculate a TBV. You
must calculate and enter the appropriate TBV for the patient.
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