Neonatal/Pediatric Blood Pressure Monitoring

During invasive blood pressure monitoring, clinicians often prefer to draw arterial blood samples through the transducer's high pressure tubing. Clinicians prefer this method because it takes advantage of the catheter that is already in place. However, taking samples directly from stopcocks on the high pressure tubing line opens the system to possible infection from the outside and exposes the clinician to blood. The Deltran® Plus needleless arterial blood collection system incorporates an entirely closed system using needleless technology and the neonatal version of the system is designed specifically to conserve blood and protect the neonate from infection.

As a closed needleless system, Deltran® Plus gives the clinician the confidence of absolute integrity throughout the monitoring process. The integrated reservoir syringe and needleless blood sampling port provide significant benefits.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Neonatal/Pediatric Deltran® Plus System is a needleless, closed, in-line blood sampling and pressure monitoring system intended for use in neonatal and pediatric applications and incorporates a 30cc/hour flush device.

FEATURES

• Closed system reduces the risk of infection.
• All blood volume is returned back to the patient.
• The plastic cannula with a rounded tip provides superior clinician protection from needle stick.
• The integrated 3cc reservoir syringe eliminates the splashing and spraying of blood during sampling.
• One-handed operation of the reservoir syringe makes the system easy to use.

INDICATIONS

The Deltran® Disposable Pressure Monitoring System is intended for use in physiological pressure measurements which require continuous flow to maintain catheter patency. Deltran® Plus is used to draw arterial blood samples through the Deltran® transducer's high pressure tubing.

CLINICAL REFERENCE

— Crow S, Conrad SA, Chaney-Rowell C, King JW. Microbial Contamination of Arterial Infusions Used for Hemodynamic Monitoring: Stopcocks versus Novel Closed System.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1989 Dec;10(12):557-61.
— Enterprise Approach Key to Addressing CMS Final Rule on Hospital-Acquired Conditions. ECRI Institute; November 2007.
— Public Health Notification: PVC Devices Containing the Plasticizer DEHP. Department of Health and Human Services; July 2002.
— Walrath JM, Abbott NK, Caplan E, Scanlan E. Stopcock Bacterial contamination in invasive monitoring systems. Heart Lung. 1979 Jan-Feb;8(1):100-4.