Statistics
An important option of SPL software is found in the Actions menu under the name of
STATISTICS. Using this function, accurate follow-ups of the pacemaker activity are
achieved, because it is shown how many times the pacemaker had paced and how
many times the activity of the patient was sensed.
The dialog box shows, in the first row, on a gray background, the names of the
parameters that the pacemaker can register (see the table at the end of the manual)
and, in the following rows, it shows the values obtained from the pacemaker. In order
to interrogate the statistic values, press the
Read
button. SPL software saves the
readings in its database for further use.
Some of the statistical data are specific of the model; other are always present, as the
date and time of the reading, the times the pacemaker stimulated and sensed, and the
percentage of this data in comparison with the total number of events (pacing and
sensing).
The
Graphic
button shows the different values in a bar graphic format. The
Reset
button zeroes all the statistical values in the pacemaker, and the
Close
button ends the
activity of the dialog box.
To carry on the reading and the deleting operations, it is necessary that the SMART-E
Programming Head Model SEH-11 is properly placed.
Temporary Programming
The temporary programming action switches the pacemaker momentarily on to
Asynchronous mode. The pacing rate can be selected through the rate dialog box of
the temporary window.
After selecting the rate value, click in the Program button to start the temporary
programming.
It is important to notice that, during temporary programming, the computer will be in
constant communication with the pacemaker, not answering to commands from the
mouse or keyboard. The Cancel button used to terminate this mode. Another way to
finish the temporary programming and restoring the normal functioning of the
pacemaker, is moving away the SMART-E Programming Head Model SEH-11 from
the implant zone.
