Arterial Pressure Transducer Set
Arterial Line Setup · Art Line · Arterial Line · Pressure Line Setup · Pressure Monitoring Kit · Disposable Pressure Transducer · Flush Set · TruWave · Transpac
A sterile, single-patient kit of stiff pressure tubing with a pressure transducer, a flush device and stopcocks. It hangs from a holder on an IV pole, and a reusable cable connects the transducer to the patient monitor. Kits come with one, two, three or four lines for arterial, central venous and other pressures.
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What it’s for
Lets the anesthesia provideran-us-THEE-zhuh pruh-VY-derThe licensed professional who gives anesthesia and watches over the client's breathing and vital functions during a procedure.Full entry watch blood pressure beat by beat through a catheter in an artery, usually the radial artery. The line is kept open by a pressurized flush, the monitor shows the waveform with systoleSIS-tuh-leeThe part of each heartbeat when the heart muscle squeezes and pumps blood out.Full entry , diastolicdy-uh-STOL-ikRelating to diastole, the part of each heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and its chambers fill with blood.diastole the heart's relaxing, filling phase (Greek, to expand)-ic relating toFull entry and mean pressure, and the line gives easy access for arterial blood gasar-TEER-ee-ul BLUD GASA blood test from an artery that measures oxygen, carbon dioxide, bicarbonate and the blood's pH.Full entry samples. It is set up for long or high-risk cases such as cardiac, aortic and major vascular surgery; extra lines are used for central venous, pulmonary arteryPUL-muh-nair-ee AR-ter-eeThe large blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen from the right side of the heart to the lungs.Full entry or left atrialAY-tree-ulRelating to an atrium, one of the two upper chambers of the heart.atri/o atrium-al relating toFull entry pressure.
Lengths and variants
Single, double, triple and quad line kits; tubing comes in different lengths. Flush devices run about 3 mL per hour, and some kits add a squeeze flush or a closed blood samplingSAM-plingTaking a small part of something, such as blood or tissue, or choosing a group of people for a study.Full entry reservoirREZ-er-vwarA place where germs live and multiply, such as a person, animal, water or soil.Full entry .
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- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 24 (Vascular Surgery), p. 888
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 940
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 12 (Surgical Case Management), p. 356
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- bd.com
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