Taking A Drainage Sample - Medela Thopaz Mode D'emploi

12 Taking a drainage sample

WARNINGS
To ensure Thopaz can reduce the pressure, it is essential to wait 30 seconds between
taking the sample from the sample port and unclamping the patient catheter (drain).
Sample port
Patient
tube
* Syringe 17 G (1,4 mm) or
thinner.
1. Before taking a drainage sample make sure, that there is
fluid in the patient tube.
2. Clamp patient catheter (drain).
3.
4. Disinfect the sample port before taking the sample with a
standard disinfectant (e.g. Meliseptol rapid from B.Braun
Medical AG).
5.
6. With a syringe* take a sample from the patient tube.
7.
8. Wait 30 seconds!
To ensure Thopaz can reduce the pressure, it is essential
to wait 30 seconds between taking the sample and
unclamping the patient catheter (drain).
9. Unclamp the patient catheter (drain).
3.1 Switch to Standby mode
by pressing «Standby» for
longer than 3 seconds.
5.1 Remove with syringe*
air from the patient
tubing. Repeat until
fluid has gathered at
the sample port.
7.1 Switch Thopaz on by
pressing «on» – pressure
is built up.
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