Instructions for use: Ikus - Berlin Heart

Regular inspection of blood pump(s) and cannulas
Intensive care and aftercare
6. Perform the same treatment for the two right cannulas. A load-relieving cushioning of
the four cannulas has now been created.
7. Cover everything generously with sterile gauze compresses.
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8. Fix the upper part of the dressing with sterile plaster.
9. With one strip of sticking plaster in each place, close the dressing on the right and left
underneath the cannulas and between the cannulas.
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Recommendation
• The cannulas must not be stuck together with plaster. Over time, residues of adhesives
lead to contamination of the cannulas and an increased risk of infection.
Frequency of change of dressing
• Wound dry and infection-free: Wound care and change of dressing initially once daily,
then if the wound conditions are normal, every two days after 10-14 days.
• Wound infected: Wound care and change of dressing twice a day.
9.5 Regular inspection of blood pump(s) and cannulas
Monitoring frequency
• First three days postoperatively: hourly
• Inpatient care: three times daily
Warning!
• Check at least three times a day by visual inspection over several pump cycles that the
blood pump(s) is/are filling and emptying completely. If a pump does not fill and/or
empty completely, then corresponding corrective action must be taken.
• On EXCOR blood pumps with a 10 ml stroke volume, due to the low air volume moved,
the message “Left / right pump is filling insufficiently” is not generated in certain
circumstances. Therefore, pay particular attention on this pump size to the membrane
movement and the complete filling and emptying of the blood chamber.
Note
• Any person entrusted with the care of an EXCOR patient must be capable of performing
a visual inspection, evaluating the filling of the blood pump(s) and detecting deposits.
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