KEYWORDS waste gas evacuation systems trace concentrations operating room pollution personnel hazards   Let’s say you are performing an anesthetic. You have the fresh gas flow (FGF) at 2 L/min….

KEYWORDS design and ergonomics of anesthesia machines anesthesia machine safety features ventilators oxygen ASA monitoring standards   In the recent past, it was easier to perform a preanesthetic checkout on…

KEYWORDS malignant hyperthermia nontriggering anesthetics filters design and ergonomics of anesthesia machines   Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is “the disease of anesthesia.” We are the only specialty that until recently needed…

KEYWORDS design and ergonomics of anesthesia machines electrical safety features anesthesia machine   Although early anesthesia machines did not require any electrical power, those made in the last several decades…

KEYWORDS design and ergonomics of anesthesia machines ASA monitoring standards   In this book, we will discuss different types of anesthesia equipment. When we say “anesthesia equipment,” we mean the…