Understanding Anesthesia Equipment

by Dorsch, Jerry A., M.D.; Dorsch, Susan E., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780683304879
• ISBN10: 0683304879
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
SECTION I GAS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Medical Gas Cylinders and Containers	3	(28)
Medical Gas Pipeline Systems	31	(32)
Oxygen Concentrators	63	(12)
SECTION II ANESTHESIA MACHINES AND BREATHING SYSTEMS
The Anesthesia Machine	75	(46)
Vaporizers (Anesthetic Agent Delivery Devices)	121	(62)
The Breathing System: General Principles, Common Components, and Classifications	183	(24)
The Mapleson Breathing Systems	207	(22)
The Circle System	229	(42)
Manual Resuscitators	271	(16)
Humidification Methods	287	(22)
Anesthesia Ventilators	309	(46)
Controlling Trace Gas Levels	355	(44)
Hazards of Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems	399	(42)
SECTION III AIRWAY EQUIPMENT
Face Masks and Airways	441	(22)
Laryngeal Mask Airways	463	(42)
Laryngoscopes	505	(52)
Tracheal Tubes	557	(122)
SECTION IV MONITORING DEVICES
Gas Monitoring	679	(76)
Airway Pressures, Volumes, and Flows	755	(56)
Pulse Oximetry	811	(38)
Neuromuscular Transmission Monitoring	849	(30)
Temperature Monitoring	879	(16)
Alarm Devices	895	(10)
Automatic Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitors	905	(14)
Electronic Recordkeeping and Perioperative Information Management Systems	919	(18)
SECTION V EQUIPMENT CARE AND PLANNING
Equipment Checking and Maintenance	937	(32)
Cleaning and Sterilization	969	(46)
Operating Room Design and Equipment Selection	1015	(24)
Index	1039