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Selecting and Performing a Custom Prime
The system prompts you to enter data for the custom prime after it primes the tubing set and before you connect
the patient. Two methods are available for selecting a custom prime:
•
Select the custom prime option on the options screen. The custom prime option is available to select before
you connect the patient.
•
Accept the system’s recommendation to perform a custom prime. The system makes the recommendation
based on the custom prime recommendation limit that was configured. If you change the patient data so that
the recommendation limit is no longer exceeded, the system will display an alert that a custom prime may no
longer be necessary.
If you perform a custom prime, you need the following supplies:
•
Fluid for the custom prime
•
Empty bag
•
Filter or blood administration set (optional)
•
Appropriate connectors to connect the inlet and return lines to the fluid and the empty bag
Selecting the custom prime option
To select the custom prime option, touch the custom prime button until
Yes
appears on the button.
Accepting a custom prime recommendation
After you enter the patient data, the system displays a screen recommending that you consider performing a
custom prime. Perform the following steps:
1
Review the information on the screen, and confirm that it is correct. The screen also shows the recommended
fluid to use, the patient’s TBV and RBC volume that is in the tubing set, and what the system predicts the
patient’s Hct to be if a custom prime is not performed.
2
To accept the recommendation, touch
Yes
. To decline the recommendation, touch
No
.
Entering data for the custom prime
If you select the custom prime option or accept a custom prime recommendation, the system prompts you to enter
data for the custom prime. Perform the following steps:
1
Choose one of the following fluid types to use for the custom prime by touching the corresponding button on
the screen:
• RBC
• Plasma
• Albumin
Note:
If you perform a custom prime, the system does not perform the step to divert the saline used to prime the tubing
set. The saline is removed from the set during the custom prime.
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