ITC Hemochron Response Whole Blood Coagulation System - Manual (Page 3)

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PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
Refer to the HEMOCHRON Response Whole Blood Coagulation System Operator's Manual for a complete
description of the HEMOCHRON Response Whole Blood Coagulation System.
Once the HEMOCHRON RxDx Analysis Module is installed on the HEMOCHRON Response, an RxDx case is
automatically initiated whenever the operator runs an HRT, PRT, or PDA-O test or manually selects the
RxDx menu.
Each RxDx case is tracked by a numeric Patient ID (PID). Once a PID is entered, it is applied to tests in
both wells. At the outset of the case, the operator enters the PID plus the patient's height, weight and gender
(for calculating blood volume). Calculations performed by the system for determining patient blood
volume, bolus heparin dose, additional heparin dose, and protamine dose are summarized below.
Definitions and Terms
The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in this manual, instrument screens and printouts:
ACT Activated clotting time (FTCA510/FTK-ACT)
AdditionalHepDose/Addl Hep Additional heparin dose (units)
Base ACT Baseline ACT (seconds)
Bld Vol, Blood Vol Blood volume (mL)
Bolus Hep Bolus heparin dose (units)
CalcDse Calculated heparin dose (units)
Cur ACT Most recent ACT result
EstBV Estimated blood volume (mL)
Hep Gvn Heparin dose given to the patient (units)
Hep Lvl Patient heparin level (units/mL or mg/kg)
HiTT High Dose Thrombin Time
HRT Heparin Response Time (R-HRT480P/R-HRT480PK)
OID Operator Identification Number
Pat Info Patient demographics information
PDA-O Protamine Dose Assay - Orange (PDAO/PDAOK)
PID Patient Identification Number
PIN Operator Personal Identification Number
PostBolusACT ACT result following bolus heparin dose
ProtDose Protamine dose (mg)
PRT Protamine Response Time (R-PRT200/R-PRT200K)
(R-PRT400/R-PRT400K)
Pump Hep Amount of heparin added to the pump (units)
QC Quality Control
Tot Hep/THep Calculated total heparin dose given, including bolus dose
heparin in the pump and additional heparin given (units)