The anesthesia machine, is a hospital equipment used basically for general sedation, regional, regional intravenous and resuscitation, its mechanism is based on a mechanical ventilator, breathing system, suction apparatus and instruments of patient monitoring, through medicinal gases mixed with a concise concentration of anesthetic vapor, continuously at a pressure and adequate flow.
Generally, the anesthesia machine, consists of five main mechanisms, composed of elements and systems with their respective safety conditions, they are: the supply of gases, flow meters, vaporizers, patient circuit including mechanical fan and patient-associated monitoring.
Functional Characteristics of the Anesthesia Machine
Anesthesia machines have functional characteristics that are composed as follows:
- Flujometers: It is responsible for measuring the quantities of a gas in circulation, and they are identified by shades of yellow, green and blue.
- Vaporizers: are responsible for conserving volatile liquid dimmable vapors, within the limits of required anesthetic concentration. It is important to connect the device to prevent leaks.
- Regulator: It lowers the pressure of a gas, facilitating compression at a prolonged speed to master the output comes out of the cylinder at proper and constant pressure and normalizes the flow of gas.
- Gage: Calculates the exhaust or flow rate of the normalizer gas in liters per minute. It consists of a device for calculating the voltage of aerobic fluids.
- Yugos: apparatus in the form of circular or rectangular metal clips, with a zipper that can be adjusted and used to attach gas cylinders to the regulator or anesthesia machine. Inside, it has a piece that is ideally fixed to the corresponding part of the cylinder valve.
It should be noted that the entire gas distribution system: Cylinder, keys, pipes, hoses, etc., should be coded, usually the color code is used and the connections between the gas source and the anesthesia machine are exclusive to each gas, thus avoiding a wrong connection and avoiding irreparable situations.
Visual Indicators of the Anesthetic Machine
The anesthetic system captures the parameters of the controlled range and the data are displayed by an external system for record keeping. These are shown by the pressure of the airways, respiratory rate, minute volume, the inspired and final CO2 concentration and the inspired oxygen concentration. In addition, administered drugs, laboratory data, and intraoperative events can only be added manually.
On the other hand, the registration of the respiratory system with mechanical ventilation in the use of anesthesia, will allow the doctor to know the conditions, to follow and monitor the patient, through numbers and / or graphs reflected in the monitor, which will provide safety, prevention and identification of any complications. These parameters will be displayed on the anesthesia monitor screen, through waves or curves representing the patient’s values.
Also, the anesthesia machine has sound and visual alarms, which establish a significant safety measure for the patient, these should be sensitive enough to quickly manifest a critical event, depending on the risk of the situation and the urgency with which it should be treated.
Anesthesia machines brand Kalstein
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