Offering highly visual, easy-to-read coverage of the full range of anesthesia equipment in use today, this authoritative reference is your go-to text for objective, informed answers to ensure optimal patient safety. Anesthesia Equipment, 3rd Edition, provides detailed information on the intricate workings of each device or workstation, keeping you fully up to date and helping you meet both equipment and patient care challenges.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. xi 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. vi 7. Foreword, Third Edition - p. ix 8. Preface - p. x 9. Part 1. Gases and Ventilation - p. 1 10. 1. Medical Gases: Storage and Supply - p. 3 11. 2. The Anesthesia Machine and Workstation - p. 25 12. 3. Anesthesia Vaporizers - p. 66 13. 4. Breathing Circuits - p. 100 14. 5. Waste Anesthetic Gases and Scavenging Systems - p. 125 15. 6. Anesthesia Ventilators - p. 149 16. 7. Humidification and Filtration - p. 183 17. Part 2. System Monitors - p. 193 18. 8. Respiratory Gas Monitoring - p. 195 19. 9. Monitoring Ventilation - p. 218 20. Part 3. Patient Monitors - p. 237 21. 10. Capnography - p. 239 22. 11. Pulse Oximetry - p. 253 23. 12. Hemodynamic Monitoring - p. 271 24. 13. Temperature Monitoring - p. 287 25. Part 4. Other Equipment - p. 305 26. 14. Airway Equipment - p. 307 27. 15. Preventing Transmission of Infectious Diseases - p. 332 28. 16. Infusion Pumps - p. 351 29. Part 5. Vigilance, Alarms, and Ergonomics - p. 369 30. 17. Vigilance, Alarms, and Integrated Monitoring Systems - p. 371 31. Overview - p. 371 32. Anesthesia Mishaps - p. 371 33. Vigilance and Monitoring Performance - p. 373 34. Role of Standards in Anesthesia Equipment Design - p. 385 35. Alarms - p. 386 36. Integrated Monitoring Systems - p. 391 37. Conclusions - p. 399 38. 18. Ergonomics of the Anesthesia Workspace - p. 407 39. Part 6. Special Conditions - p. 431 40. 19. Closed-Circuit Anesthesia - p. 433 41. 20. Anesthesia Delivery in the MRI Environment - p. 453 42. 21. Anesthesia at High Altitude - p. 468 43. 22. Anesthesia in Difficult Locations and in Developing Countries - p. 479 44. Part 7. Safety, Standards, and Quality - p. 487 45. 23. Hazards of the Anesthesia Delivery System - p. 489 46. 24. Electrical and Fire Safety - p. 526 47. 25. Machine Checkout and Quality Assurance - p. 559 48. 26. Risk Management and Medicolegal Aspects of Anesthesia Equipment Use - p. 584 49. 27. Standards and Regulatory Considerations - p. 593 50. Index - p. 615
Offering highly visual, easy-to-read coverage of the full range of anesthesia equipment in use today, this authoritative reference is your go-to text for objective, informed answers to ensure optimal patient safety. Anesthesia Equipment, 3rd Edition, provides detailed information on the intricate workings of each device or workstation, keeping you fully up to date and helping you meet both equipment and patient care challenges.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. xi 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. vi 7. Foreword, Third Edition - p. ix 8. Preface - p. x 9. Part 1. Gases and Ventilation - p. 1 10. 1. Medical Gases: Storage and Supply - p. 3 11. 2. The Anesthesia Machine and Workstation - p. 25 12. 3. Anesthesia Vaporizers - p. 66 13. 4. Breathing Circuits - p. 100 14. 5. Waste Anesthetic Gases and Scavenging Systems - p. 125 15. 6. Anesthesia Ventilators - p. 149 16. 7. Humidification and Filtration - p. 183 17. Part 2. System Monitors - p. 193 18. 8. Respiratory Gas Monitoring - p. 195 19. 9. Monitoring Ventilation - p. 218 20. Part 3. Patient Monitors - p. 237 21. 10. Capnography - p. 239 22. 11. Pulse Oximetry - p. 253 23. 12. Hemodynamic Monitoring - p. 271 24. 13. Temperature Monitoring - p. 287 25. Part 4. Other Equipment - p. 305 26. 14. Airway Equipment - p. 307 27. 15. Preventing Transmission of Infectious Diseases - p. 332 28. 16. Infusion Pumps - p. 351 29. Part 5. Vigilance, Alarms, and Ergonomics - p. 369 30. 17. Vigilance, Alarms, and Integrated Monitoring Systems - p. 371 31. Overview - p. 371 32. Anesthesia Mishaps - p. 371 33. Vigilance and Monitoring Performance - p. 373 34. Role of Standards in Anesthesia Equipment Design - p. 385 35. Alarms - p. 386 36. Integrated Monitoring Systems - p. 391 37. Conclusions - p. 399 38. 18. Ergonomics of the Anesthesia Workspace - p. 407 39. Part 6. Special Conditions - p. 431 40. 19. Closed-Circuit Anesthesia - p. 433 41. 20. Anesthesia Delivery in the MRI Environment - p. 453 42. 21. Anesthesia at High Altitude - p. 468 43. 22. Anesthesia in Difficult Locations and in Developing Countries - p. 479 44. Part 7. Safety, Standards, and Quality - p. 487 45. 23. Hazards of the Anesthesia Delivery System - p. 489 46. 24. Electrical and Fire Safety - p. 526 47. 25. Machine Checkout and Quality Assurance - p. 559 48. 26. Risk Management and Medicolegal Aspects of Anesthesia Equipment Use - p. 584 49. 27. Standards and Regulatory Considerations - p. 593 50. Index - p. 615
