Courtesy of Dr Sanjay Porwal, 2016

Echocardiography and USS machine - guidelines for use

There are 2 machines in ICU
1.  Site Rite
  1. To be used as default for all central and arterial line insertions (Not Phillips Sparq)
  2. It should be cleaned (with 'V wipes') and then returned to its designated storage place to avoid overcrowding of the ICU floor.
  3. Please be sure to look after the probe ie. don’t keep it in the basket underneath its screen or on the floor!
2.  Phillips Sparq:
Use
  1. Multipurpose USS machine
  2. Used for line insertion only in difficult patients where Site Rite is giving poor images.  
  3. ECHOs: TTEs and TOEs
  4. Thoracic USS

Cleaning:   
  1. PLEASE DON’T USE ‘V WIPES’ TO CLEAN TOUCH PANEL  
  2. ‘V WIPES’ only for ECG leads, probes and rest of the machine.

Storage:
  1. Please plug it back to the power point
  2. DON’T SHUT DOWN the machine.
  3. USE HALF MOON instead so it can be used quickly for another study.
  4. Please make sure ECG leads, probes, gel bottles and ECG dots are on their designated spots on the machine.

Patient Details
  1. If you are intending to complete a formal echocardiographic or ultrasound study, please make sure you enter patients details before you start your study
  1. For line insertion, thoracentesis, paracentesis you don’t need to enter details