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Perfusion Index (PI) Delta Alarm
Perfusion Index gives an indication of the level of perfusion at the monitored site. The
Radical-7 measures perfusion at the SpO
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site by comparing the pulsatile signal to the non-
pulsatile signal, and expressing that ratio as a percentage. PI has been clinically proven to
be useful as a predictor of the level of illness in neonates and adults and that PI may change
dramatically in response to sympathetic changes caused by inhalational agents and pain
stimulation. If PI decreases over time, there may be underlying physiological reasons that
may need to be addressed.
The 3D Alarm System provides an audible and visual alert to important changes in perfu-
sion compared to the patient’s baseline PI rate. The baseline is set by the Radical-7 once
the user has enabled the alarm. The baseline is 30 seconds of currently averaged PI. The
3D Alarm System option includes a user-selectable PI Delta Alarm. This allows the clinician
to request an audible and visual alarm if perfusion at the monitored site decreases by a
specified level (delta) over a specified window of time. Three of the variables are selectable
by the user within established ranges as noted below:
Set Baseline: Select OFF or SET. Default is OFF.
PI Delta %
Change:
Range of 10% to 100%. Default is 50%
PI Delta Timeout
Range of 1 min, 5 min, 30 min, 1 hr. 4 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr, 36 hr, 48
hr and NONE. Default is NONE.
PI Delta Baseline
Displays OFF, the current PI baseline or TIMEOUT.
NOTE: This is a Read Only display and not user interactive.
USER INTERACTION TO IMPLEMENT PI DELTA ALARM
The PI Delta Alarm function is enabled in the Radical-7 by the following method:
1. Select the 3D ALARMS menu from the main menu page.
2. Select PI Delta.
3. The PI Delta Alarm menu will be displayed and the user can select from the following
entries:
Set Baseline: Select OFF or SET. Default is OFF.
PI Delta %
Change:
Range of 10% to 100%. Default is 50%
PI Delta Timeout
Range of 1 min, 5 min, 30 min, 1 hr. 4 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr, 36 hr, 48
hr and NONE. Default is NONE.
PI Delta Baseline
Displays OFF, the current PI baseline or TIMEOUT.
NOTE: This is a Read Only display and not user interactive.
If the PI Delta parameter is greater (more negative) than the configured PI Delta Alarm,
then the Radical-7 will make a MEDIUM priority alarm tone, and post an alarm message
as follows:
PI DELTA = ##%
where ## is equal to the current PI Delta percentage and updates real time.
The PI trend graph will also display.
If the Alarm Suspend key is pressed during this alarm, the tone shall be silenced and not
returned when the Alarm Suspend time expires unless the condition is removed and then
returns. The message will remain on the screen until the Alarm condition is removed.
3D Alarm menu
PARAMETER MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION
DESAT INDEX
ALARM
DESAT
THRESHOLD
The Desat Threshold can be set in the range of 2%
to 10% in 1% increments. Default is 4%
DESAT INDEX
TIME
The Desat Index Time can be set in the range of 1
Hr to 4 Hrs in 1-Hr increments. Default is 1 hr.
DESAT INDEX
ALARM
The Desat Index Alarm can be set in the range of
1 to 25 desaturations. Default is OFF.
PI DELTA
ALARM
SET BASELINE
The Set Baseline can be turned on by selecting
SET. Selecting OFF disables the alarm. Default
is OFF.
PI DELTA %
CHANGE
The PI Delta % Change can be set in the range of
10% to 100%. Default is 50%.
PI DELTA
TIMEOUT
The PI Delta Timeout can be set in the range of
the following increments: 1 min, 5 min, 30 min, 1
hr. 4 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr, 36 hr, 48 hr and NONE.
Default is NONE.
PI DELTA
BASELINE
The PI Delta Baseline displays OFF, the current PI
baseline or TIMEOUT.
NOTE: This is a Read Only display and not user
interactive.
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