IABP and CPR

[Tornadochaser]

Ok some may say this is a dumb question, but we got into a heated debate the other day about this. IF a pt on IABP codes, do you turn it off? I obviously said yes but a fellow worker tried to say you could start compressions and have the machine sinc to them. Our CCU only gets a handful of them so we're not experts. Thoughts please.

[eCCU]

For any institution that uses Datascope CS300. Always have it on Auto inflation the only classification that uses semi-auto is pedi pts. When your pt is in Auto it automatically changes to pressure trigger during a code, as a matter of fact sometimes it changes to pressure if your pt is constantly getting arrhythmias as wa my case the other day!.

If it is getting so confusing for your co-workers perhaps you should have your Clinical educator ask the Datascope representative to come back and give your unit a refresher every 6months they are always very helpful. Good luck. :clpty:

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

Again just be aware that you can only do nothing and leave the pump to switch to the most accurate trigger in an automatic mode. If you have, say, an Arrow in "operator" mode, you'll have to switch for yourself (because that mode overrides the automatic trigger selection).