Full Description
Anesthesia EquipmentJan Ehrenwerth and Dr. James B. Eisenkraft, offers expert, highly visual, practical guidance on the full range of delivery systems and technology used in practice today. It equips you with the objective, informed answers you need to ensure optimal patient safety. "This is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference textbook covering all aspects of physics and equipment for the modern American anaesthetist. It may be helpful to those studying for American fellowship examinations but is not suited to preparation for the UK FRCA examinations." Reviewed by: I.Wrench on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Feb 2014 Make informed decisions by expanding your understanding of the physical principles of equipment, the rationale for its use, delivery systems for inhalational anesthesia, systems monitoring, hazards and safety features, maintenance and quality assurance, special situations/equipment for non-routine adult anesthesia, and future directions for the field.Ensure patient safety with detailed advice on risk management and medicolegal implications of equipment use.Apply the most complete and up-to-date information available on machines, vaporizers, ventilators, breathing systems, vigilance, ergonomics, and simulation.Visualize the safe and effective use of equipment thanks to hundreds of full-color line drawings and photographs.Access the complete text and images online, fully searchable, at www.expertconsult.com.
Contents
Part I1 Medical Gases: Storage and Supply2 The Anesthesia Machine and Workstation3Anesthesia Vaporizers4 Breathing Circuits5 Waste Anesthetic Gases and Scavenging Systems6 Anesthesia Ventilators7 Humidifier and FiltrationPart II: System Monitors8 Respiratory Gas Monitoring 9 Monitoring VentilationPart III: Patient Monitors10 Capnography11 Pulse Oximetry12 Blood Pressure Monitoring13 Electrocardiographic Monitoring14 Temperature Monitoring14 Temperature Monitoring15 Monitoring Neuromuscular BlockadePart IV: Other Equipment16 Airway Equipment17 Pediatric Anesthesia Systems and Equipment18 Infusion Pumps19 Noninvasive Temporary Pacemakers and Defibrillators20 Infection Prevention: Recommendations for PracticePart V: Computers, Alarms and Ergonomics21 Computing and the Internet in Clinical Practice22 Perioperative Informatics23 Vigilance, Alarms, and Integrated Monitoring Systems24 Ergonomics of the Anesthesia Workspace25 Simulation Equipment, Techniques, and ApplicationsPart VI: Special Conditions 26 Closed Circuit Anesthesia27 Anesthesia Delivery in the MRI Environment28 Anesthesia at High Altitude29 Anesthesia in Difficult Locations and Developing CountriesPart VII: Safety, Standards and Quality30 Hazards of the Anesthesia Delivery System31 Electrical and Fire Safety32 Machine Checkout and Quality Assurance33 Risk Management and Medicolegal Aspects of Anesthesia Equipment34 Standards and Regulatory Considerations
