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« on: February 21, 2009, 11:43:04 AM »
Well it's only taken a month on the cycler, but I finally had my first night without an alarm.
I keep having "low drain volume" alarms probably because I usually sleep on my right side so
that the fluid moves away from the catheter. I'm learning to time the drains and turn over.
With all the problems I still like the cycler much more than manual exchanges.
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2009, 12:37:41 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2009, 12:43:55 PM »
I use the cycler machine also. I haven't really had a problem with alarms...thank goodness. One thing my machine does is over prime (??) the patient line. When i go to prime the patient line will drip over. It does stop after a couple of drips.
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2009, 12:56:14 PM »
Brightsky, do you mean it drips when you connect with your transfer set? I close the clamp on
the patient line when I am connecting, then open the clamp and the transfer set and then
go on the cycler. I don't have drips while the machine is priming. Steve
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2009, 01:21:16 PM »
It drips in the middle of priming. I called Baxter and the guy who answered said it's normal and can happen with some machines.
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