Understanding Anesthesia Equipment

by Jerry A. Dorsch

Overview

The "Bible on Anesthesia Equipment" returns in a new Fifth Edition, and once again takes readers step-by-step through all the basic anesthesia equipment. This absolute leader in the field includes comprehensive references and detailed discussions on the scientific fundamentals of anesthesia equipment, its design, and its optimal use. This thoroughly updated edition includes new information on suction devices, the magnetic resonance imaging environment, temperature monitoring and control, double-lumen tubes, emergency room airway equipment, and many other topics. Readers will have access to an online quizbank at a companion Website.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451178678
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	03/29/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1056
File size:	27 MB
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Table of Contents

GAS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Medical Gas Cylinders and Containers

Medical Gas Pipeline Systems

Suction Equipment

Oxygen Concentrators

ANESTHESIA MACHINES AND BREATHING SYSTEMS

The Anesthesia Machine

Vaporizers

The Breathing System: General Principles, Common Components, and Classifications

Mapleson Breathing Systems

The Circle System

Manual Resuscitators

Humidification Equipment

Anesthesia Ventilators

Controlling Trace Gas Levels

Hazards of Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems

Latex Allergy

AIRWAY EQUIPMENT

Face Masks and Airways

Supraglottic Airway Devices

Laryngoscopes

Tracheal Tubes and Associated Equipment

Lung Isolation Devices

Devices for Managing the Difficult Airway

MONITORING DEVICES

Gas Monitoring

Airway Volumes, Flows, and Pressures

Pulse Oximetry

Neuromuscular Transmission Monitoring

Alarm Devices

Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitors

Data Management Systems

Temperature Monitoring

EQUIPMENT RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS

Equipment for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Environment

Temperature Control Equipment

Operating Room Fires and Personnel Injuries Related to Sources of Ignition

EQUIPMENT CARE

Equipment Checkout

Cleaning and Sterilization